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Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln writesthis letter to Meade, which he never sends,in which he says this was your...

Lincoln writes
this letter to Meade, which he never sends,
in which he says this was your chance,
this was your opportunity

Full Transcript

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- Lincoln writes this letter to Meade,
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which he never sends, in which he says
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this was your chance, this was your opportunity.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:26
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, biography, drama

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Movie Summary

Through a poverty-ridden childhood on the American frontier, Lincoln is determined to leave his mark on the world.
S01 • E01 - At the time we have a two party system - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
- At the time we have a two party system
S01 • E01 And the Whig Party was most interested in - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
And the Whig Party was most interested in
S01 • E03 And yet you failed to end this war at this moment. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
And yet you failed to end this war at this moment.
S01 • E03 He never gave up the belief that war - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
He never gave up the belief that war
S01 • E02 The battle is alternatively called Bull Run - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
The battle is alternatively called Bull Run
S01 • E01 An ardent advocate for the federal government - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
An ardent advocate for the federal government
S01 • E03 - When he found out that Lee's army had escaped, - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- When he found out that Lee's army had escaped,
S01 • E02 - Lincoln's expectation - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
- Lincoln's expectation
S01 • E01 - in Lincoln's day, if you wanted to run for office, - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
- in Lincoln's day, if you wanted to run for office,
S01 • E02 The south will win its independence - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
The south will win its independence
S01 • E03 And then it meant that the war was gonna go on - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
And then it meant that the war was gonna go on
S01 • E01 So at 23 years old he writes this handbill - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
So at 23 years old he writes this handbill
S01 • E03 - McClellan had done this to him after Antietam. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
- McClellan had done this to him after Antietam.
S01 • E02 When Abraham Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
When Abraham Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers
S01 • E01 His is 2,000 words long, and it's very personal. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
His is 2,000 words long, and it's very personal.
S01 • E02 The militia act of 1795, by which he calls them forward, - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
The militia act of 1795, by which he calls them forward,
S01 • E03 He didn't want to relive this experience of so many - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
He didn't want to relive this experience of so many
S01 • E01 It starts saying, every man has his peculiar ambition. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
It starts saying, every man has his peculiar ambition.
S01 • E02 You know, the crisis comes along - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
You know, the crisis comes along
S01 • E01 And what he means by that is to accomplish something worthy - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
And what he means by that is to accomplish something worthy