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? 1864 is an election year. You see Abraham Lincoln running for reelectionon the...

Grant • S01E03 • 2020
� 1864 is an election year. You see Abraham Lincoln running for reelection
on the Republican ticket. The Democratic nominee
is George McClellan, who is running
on a platform of peace. The Democrats in 1864 want to end the war
as soon as possible. They are fine with letting
the Confederacy go

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‐ 1864 is an election year.
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You see Abraham Lincoln
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running for reelection on the Republican ticket.
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The Democratic nominee is George McClellan,
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who is running on a platform of peace.
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The Democrats in 1864
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want to end the war as soon as possible.
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They are fine with letting the Confederacy go.
Duration
22 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:12
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
RadicalMedia,Appian Way,A+E Global Media,Lionsgate Television,Film Afrika

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Movie Summary

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.
S01 • E02 ‐ I think what we see in Vicksburg - Grant 00:09
‐ I think what we see in Vicksburg
S01 • E02 It's an extraordinary campaign at the operational level. - Grant 00:24
It's an extraordinary campaign at the operational level...
S01 • E03 Grant considered this little short of outright treason. - Grant 00:05
Grant considered this little short of outright treason.
S01 • E03 ‐ People forget that there was not uniform support - Grant 00:12
‐ People forget that there was not uniform support
S01 • E03 There was a lot of unrest because it didn't seem - Grant 00:13
There was a lot of unrest because it didn't seem
S01 • E01 Grant, you know the rules about drink. - Grant 00:06
Grant, you know the rules about drink.
S01 • E03 ‐ To have peace on any terms, the South would demand - Grant 00:18
‐ To have peace on any terms, the South would demand
S01 • E01 ‐ This is where all the stories - Grant 00:21
‐ This is where all the stories
S01 • E03 The war's now no longer just about preserving the Union. - Grant 00:11
The war's now no longer just about preserving the Union...
S01 • E02 And then in May of 1863, - Grant 00:13
And then in May of 1863,
S01 • E01 It became one of the running themes of his life. - Grant 00:10
It became one of the running themes of his life.
S01 • E03 I hold you in the highest esteem, - Grant 00:07
I hold you in the highest esteem,
S01 • E02 The Union public is starting to feel like - Grant 00:30
The Union public is starting to feel like
S01 • E01 You have a choice: - Grant 00:07
You have a choice:
S01 • E03 Every day, I hear from the press that I'm too timid - Grant 00:10
Every day, I hear from the press that I'm too timid
S01 • E03 My reelection and the outcome - Grant 00:07
My reelection and the outcome
S01 • E01 [country music] - Grant 00:18
[country music]
S01 • E03 ‐ General Sherman is at the threshold of Atlanta, - Grant 00:09
‐ General Sherman is at the threshold of Atlanta,
S01 • E01 ‐ Uh, n‐no, I'm‐‐ - Grant 00:08
‐ Uh, n‐no, I'm‐‐
S01 • E01 ‐ It's a good coat, but I'm not a soldier anymore. - Grant 00:06
‐ It's a good coat, but I'm not a soldier anymore....