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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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‐ As they sit there
in that room, - Grant

‐ As they sit there in that room,

You have Robert E. Lee, - Grant

You have Robert E. Lee,

He doesn't relish any of it, - Grant

He doesn't relish any of it,

‐ Citizens of Paducah,
I have come among you - Grant

‐ Citizens of Paducah, I have come among you

And they started eating
anything that moved, - Grant

And they started eating anything that moved,

‐ At least there's one
real American in this room. - Grant

‐ At least there's one real American in this room.

‐ My dear Julia, - Grant

‐ My dear Julia,

‐ Your terms are generous. - Grant

‐ Your terms are generous.

They'll listen to you, - Grant

They'll listen to you,

‐ Whoo, let them
taste this steel! - Grant

‐ Whoo, let them taste this steel!

[tense music] - Grant

‐ Grant has won, seemingly,
a significant victory here, - Grant

‐ Grant has won, seemingly, a significant victory here,

‐ The surrender terms
are relatively lenient. - Grant

‐ The surrender terms are relatively lenient.

[horse whinnies]
‐ Don't mind if I do! - Grant

[horse whinnies] ‐ Don't mind if I do!

This is an idea of,
"How do we win the peace?" - Grant

This is an idea of, "How do we win the peace?"

[all shouting] - Grant

‐ Captain, control your men!
‐ Yes, sir! - Grant

‐ Captain, control your men! ‐ Yes, sir!

[indistinct chatter] - Grant

[indistinct chatter]

Just lay down your guns,
and just go home. - Grant

Just lay down your guns, and just go home.

‐ Grant actually went a little
bit further than Lincoln - Grant

‐ Grant actually went a little bit further than Lincoln

[gunshot] - Grant

[horse whinnying] - Grant

[horse whinnying]

‐ Up to this point,
Grant's reputation - Grant

‐ Up to this point, Grant's reputation

And that meant Lee himself
would be free from arrest. - Grant

And that meant Lee himself would be free from arrest.

‐ At Grant's first
engagement at Belmont, - Grant

‐ At Grant's first engagement at Belmont,

He felt that that would simply
be rubbing salt into the wounds - Grant

He felt that that would simply be rubbing salt into the woun...

We just got whipped." - Grant

We just got whipped."

And I think the fact
that Grant had experienced - Grant

And I think the fact that Grant had experienced

‐ They organized
a fighting retreat - Grant

‐ They organized a fighting retreat

Grant was the last man
to get on board ship. - Grant

Grant was the last man to get on board ship.

He made some serious mistakes. - Grant

He made some serious mistakes.

[cheers and applause] - Grant

[cheers and applause]

[tense music] - Grant

Lincoln comes out and gives
them an impromptu speech. - Grant

Lincoln comes out and gives them an impromptu speech.

The enemy
had been suffering, - Grant

The enemy had been suffering,

‐ Grant is one of the greatest
military strategists - Grant

‐ Grant is one of the greatest military strategists

‐ In that western theater,
the Union's strategy - Grant

‐ In that western theater, the Union's strategy

Grant could plainly see
that the most obvious ones‐‐ - Grant

Grant could plainly see that the most obvious ones‐‐

‐ General Halleck,
it's an honor. - Grant

‐ General Halleck, it's an honor.

[dramatic music] - Grant

[dramatic music]

‐ My division is stationed
here in Carroll - Grant

‐ My division is stationed here in Carroll

[thumping] - Grant

But they were instead planning
to visit their children. - Grant

But they were instead planning to visit their children.

‐ Fort Henry is badly sited - Grant

‐ Fort Henry is badly sited

Fort Donelson is stronger - Grant

Fort Donelson is stronger

Always afterwards,
Julia Dent Grant believed - Grant

Always afterwards, Julia Dent Grant believed

I believe if I can
take both forts, - Grant

I believe if I can take both forts,

‐ The victories would
be yours, sir. - Grant

‐ The victories would be yours, sir.

[indistinct chatter] - Grant

[indistinct chatter]

But when I wish
to consult you on a subject, - Grant

But when I wish to consult you on a subject,

[dramatic music] - Grant

[dramatic music]

‐ What is it, Ulys? - Grant

‐ What is it, Ulys?

We're just gonna get it done,
and so the two clash. - Grant

We're just gonna get it done, and so the two clash.

Grant,
with his bulldog mentality, - Grant

Grant, with his bulldog mentality,

‐ John Wilkes Booth
had gathered a small band - Grant

‐ John Wilkes Booth had gathered a small band

‐ By the summer of 1863, - Grant

‐ By the summer of 1863,

‐ They're begging Halleck,
prodding Halleck. - Grant

‐ They're begging Halleck, prodding Halleck.

[woman screams] - Grant

[woman screams]

win. - Grant

Here's the guy who won
the campaign at Vicksburg, - Grant

Here's the guy who won the campaign at Vicksburg,

‐ Most of the Confederates
had already evacuated. - Grant

‐ Most of the Confederates had already evacuated.

The Union Army
of the Cumberland is stuck - Grant

The Union Army of the Cumberland is stuck

[hoofbeats clopping] - Grant

[hoofbeats clopping]

The capture of Fort Henry
was significant, - Grant

The capture of Fort Henry was significant,

Fort Donelson was only
about 12 miles to the east. - Grant

Fort Donelson was only about 12 miles to the east.

[booming] - Grant

[all shouting] - Grant

That's a pattern with Grant. - Grant

That's a pattern with Grant.

And he immediately calls
the four divisions - Grant

And he immediately calls the four divisions

[booming] - Grant

He's got Sherman with
the Army of the Tennessee. - Grant

He's got Sherman with the Army of the Tennessee.

[dramatic music] - Grant

[dramatic music]

‐ Sir, we should reinforce the
right and wait till nightfall. - Grant

‐ Sir, we should reinforce the right and wait till nightfall...

We got to attack now,
and we can take this victory. - Grant

We got to attack now, and we can take this victory.

[booming] - Grant

[gunfire] - Grant

Order them to attack the rifle
pits below Missionary Ridge. - Grant

Order them to attack the rifle pits below Missionary Ridge.

Sherman needs our help‐‐
now. - Grant

Sherman needs our help‐‐ now.

[booming]
[horse whinnying] - Grant

[booming] [horse whinnying]

We've broken their defenses,
surrounded the fort, - Grant

We've broken their defenses, surrounded the fort,

‐ Who signed the note?
‐ General Buckner. - Grant

‐ Who signed the note? ‐ General Buckner.

‐ Oh, Buckner. - Grant

‐ Oh, Buckner.

I know him
from West Point. - Grant

I know him from West Point.

[dramatic music] - Grant

[dramatic music]

Helped me get back
to my family. - Grant

Helped me get back to my family.

‐ Immediate
and unconditional surrender, - Grant

‐ Immediate and unconditional surrender,

And so they push back on it
from the very beginning. - Grant

And so they push back on it from the very beginning.

[tense music] - Grant

There had been three general
officers inside Fort Donelson, - Grant

There had been three general officers inside Fort Donelson,

[crowd clamoring] - Grant

[crowd clamoring]

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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