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Grant

The documentary-series examines Ulysses S. Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.

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documentary, biography, history

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RadicalMedia,Appian Way,A+E Global Media,Lionsgate Television,Film Afrika

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https://www.history.com/shows/grant

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[dramatic music] - Grant

[dramatic music]

[tense music] - Grant

‐ A military life
had no charms for me. - Grant

‐ A military life had no charms for me.

‐ You'll go after Lee. - Grant

‐ You'll go after Lee.

[gunfire] - Grant

‐ There were
but two parties now, - Grant

‐ There were but two parties now,

‐ His army is twice ours, sir. - Grant

‐ His army is twice ours, sir.

‐ When I wish to consult you
on the subject, - Grant

‐ When I wish to consult you on the subject,

[faint drumming] - Grant

[faint drumming]

There is little doubt
that Corinth will fall easily. - Grant

There is little doubt that Corinth will fall easily.

[gunfire, soldiers clamoring] - Grant

[gunfire, soldiers clamoring]

[soldiers yelling and cheering] - Grant

[soldiers yelling and cheering]

[gunshots] - Grant

[soldiers yelling] - Grant

[soldiers yelling]

[gunfire]
[all shouting] - Grant

[gunfire] [all shouting]

‐ Ulysses S. Grant
is this perfectly average, - Grant

‐ Ulysses S. Grant is this perfectly average,

‐ With a lot of hard times
and failures in his life. - Grant

‐ With a lot of hard times and failures in his life.

‐ Ulysses S. Grant
is this perfectly average, - Grant

‐ Ulysses S. Grant is this perfectly average,

‐ With a lot of hard times
and failures in his life. - Grant

‐ With a lot of hard times and failures in his life.

‐ To heal his country. - Grant

‐ To heal his country.

‐ Hurt bad, private?
‐ It's only a scratch, sir. - Grant

‐ Hurt bad, private? ‐ It's only a scratch, sir.

‐ To heal his country. - Grant

‐ To heal his country.

Pitch in.
I'm right behind you. - Grant

Pitch in. I'm right behind you.

[indistinct shouting] - Grant

[indistinct shouting]

‐ The battle of Shiloh
is the bloodiest battle - Grant

‐ The battle of Shiloh is the bloodiest battle

And now all of a sudden,
people are asking, - Grant

And now all of a sudden, people are asking,

‐ Ulysses S. Grant is
this perfectly average, - Grant

‐ Ulysses S. Grant is this perfectly average,

‐ With a lot of hard times
and failures in his life. - Grant

‐ With a lot of hard times and failures in his life.

But the president answered - Grant

But the president answered

‐ The battles
of the Wilderness, - Grant

‐ The battles of the Wilderness,

And it's more loss.
It's more rivers of blood. - Grant

And it's more loss. It's more rivers of blood.

Grant wants to finish off - Grant

Grant wants to finish off

‐ If you're a soldier,
you think, - Grant

‐ If you're a soldier, you think,

But Grant still believes that
Lee's army is almost broken. - Grant

But Grant still believes that Lee's army is almost brok...

‐ Respectfully,
General Halleck, that smoke? - Grant

‐ Respectfully, General Halleck, that smoke?

It's plain.
They're burning supplies. - Grant

It's plain. They're burning supplies.

About that colt, offer $20.
That's what it's worth. - Grant

About that colt, offer $20. That's what it's worth...

[train horn blowing] - Grant

[train horn blowing]

If old Ralston says no,
then you offer 25. - Grant

If old Ralston says no, then you offer 25.

Let's go, let's go, let's go!
Come on! - Grant

Let's go, let's go, let's go! Come on!

‐ Again, sir, I differ.
This is a retreat. - Grant

‐ Again, sir, I differ. This is a retreat.

They say it's empty trains
coming in - Grant

They say it's empty trains coming in

‐ Pop says I can offer you $20
for the colt, - Grant

‐ Pop says I can offer you $20 for the colt,

Let's move on them now‐‐ - Grant

Let's move on them now‐‐

After Shiloh, I'd have thought
you'd have learned your lesson. - Grant

After Shiloh, I'd have thought you'd have learned ...

[boys laughing] - Grant

[boys laughing]

More like useless.
Useless Grant. - Grant

More like useless. Useless Grant.

[gunfire stops] - Grant

[gunfire stops]

And Grant sees this
as a missed opportunity. - Grant

And Grant sees this as a missed opportunity.

‐ Grant doesn't have,
probably, the best childhood - Grant

‐ Grant doesn't have, probably, the best childhood

‐ Ulysses really
has nothing - Grant

‐ Ulysses really has nothing

‐ Cold Harbor was a disaster. - Grant

‐ Cold Harbor was a disaster.

He just doesn't like it, - Grant

He just doesn't like it,

He becomes an avid horseman
at a very young age, - Grant

He becomes an avid horseman at a very young age,

It's a great Union victory. - Grant

It's a great Union victory.

‐ The possession of Corinth
was of strategic importance, - Grant

‐ The possession of Corinth was of strategic importance,

We should go to Atlanta.
We should go to Vicksburg." - Grant

We should go to Atlanta. We should go to Vicksburg."

He disperses the army, - Grant

He disperses the army,

‐ I would have been glad to
have had a railroad collision - Grant

‐ I would have been glad to have had a railroad collision

‐ I have always regretted - Grant

‐ I have always regretted

‐ You've been
officially accepted - Grant

‐ You've been officially accepted

This is the name
you shall have. - Grant

This is the name you shall have.

‐ Abraham Lincoln had seen
Robert E. Lee defeat - Grant

‐ Abraham Lincoln had seen Robert E. Lee defeat

We have over
600,000 people dead, - Grant

We have over 600,000 people dead,

Ulysses S. Grant. - Grant

Ulysses S. Grant.

‐ Uncle Sam Grant. - Grant

‐ Uncle Sam Grant.

[soldiers clamoring] - Grant

[soldiers clamoring]

‐ Welcome to West Point. - Grant

‐ Welcome to West Point.

‐ The initials U. S. Grant are
actually a complete accident. - Grant

‐ The initials U. S. Grant are actually a complete accident....

‐ Look, I want to fight
and win this war, - Grant

‐ Look, I want to fight and win this war,

‐ If you attended West Point,
you were a very, very prime - Grant

‐ If you attended West Point, you were a very, very prime

‐ General Grant, our readers
are keen to understand - Grant

‐ General Grant, our readers are keen to understand

‐ Almost all
of the senior generals - Grant

‐ Almost all of the senior generals

‐ Sam, you're the most useful
man we have. - Grant

‐ Sam, you're the most useful man we have.

‐ Lee had the advantage
of being on the defensive. - Grant

‐ Lee had the advantage of being on the defensive.

In the North you had Sherman. - Grant

In the North you had Sherman.

I had to attack his army
where it was, - Grant

I had to attack his army where it was,

‐ Cold Harbor, General,
12,000 good Union men dead, - Grant

‐ Cold Harbor, General, 12,000 good Union men dead,

‐ Do you have a question?
‐ Was it worth it, sir? - Grant

‐ Do you have a question? ‐ Was it worth it, sir?

His intimate knowledge
of their personalities - Grant

His intimate knowledge of their personalities

You know the next move
is Vicksburg. - Grant

You know the next move is Vicksburg.

‐ Cold Harbor, 12,000.
What did we gain? - Grant

‐ Cold Harbor, 12,000. What did we gain?

[tense music] - Grant

‐ He was not a model cadet. - Grant

‐ He was not a model cadet.

‐ He was in the middle
of his class. - Grant

‐ He was in the middle of his class.

‐ But he was good in math. - Grant

‐ But he was good in math.

‐ And he excelled
at horsemanship. - Grant

‐ And he excelled at horsemanship.

‐ They called me a butcher. - Grant

‐ They called me a butcher.

‐ I sometimes
could hardly bring myself - Grant

‐ I sometimes could hardly bring myself

Many casualties came out
of the overland campaign, - Grant

Many casualties came out of the overland campaign,

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The documentary-series examines Ulysses S. Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.

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Director: N/A

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Production: RadicalMedia,Appian Way,A+E Global Media,Lionsgate Television,Film Afrika

Genre: documentary, biography, history

Year: 2020

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ImdbRating: 8.4

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Released: 25 May 2020

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Homepage: https://www.history.com/shows/grant