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Grant

? And he excelledat horsemanship. He could tameseemingly any horse. ‐ Now unfortunately...

Grant • S01E01 • 2020
� And he excelled
at horsemanship. He could tame
seemingly any horse. ‐ Now unfortunately for Grant,
when he graduates, there were no spots
in the U. S. Cavalry, and so the best equestrian in that particular
graduating class ended up in the infantry

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‐ And he excelled at horsemanship.
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He could tame seemingly any horse.
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‐ Now unfortunately for Grant, when he graduates,
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there were no spots in the U. S. Cavalry,
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and so the best equestrian
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in that particular graduating class
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ended up in the infantry.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
43
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:43
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E03 ‐ I sometimes could hardly bring myself - Grant 00:09
‐ I sometimes could hardly bring myself
S01 • E03 Many casualties came out of the overland campaign, - Grant 00:07
Many casualties came out of the overland campaign,
S01 • E03 Robert E. Lee lost 50% of his entire army - Grant 00:18
Robert E. Lee lost 50% of his entire army
S01 • E01 ‐ I reported for duty at Jefferson barracks, St. Louis. - Grant 00:42
‐ I reported for duty at Jefferson barracks, St. Louis.
S01 • E03 It's a‐‐it is a lo‐‐it's lonely at the top, as they say. - Grant 00:04
It's a‐‐it is a lo‐‐it's lonely at the top, as the...
S01 • E03 And the casualties are going to be tough, - Grant 00:29
And the casualties are going to be tough,
S01 • E01 Marcia: During Grant's time in Missouri, - Grant 00:19
Marcia: During Grant's time in Missouri,
S01 • E03 [dramatic music] - Grant 00:18
[dramatic music]
S01 • E02 He brings Halleck east. - Grant 00:21
He brings Halleck east.
S01 • E01 ‐ Enslaved black people were the largest asset of wealth - Grant 00:31
‐ Enslaved black people were the largest asset of wealth
S01 • E03 And so he finds a way, secretly, at night, - Grant 00:19
And so he finds a way, secretly, at night,
S01 • E01 ‐ Grant's dad, Jesse, is a huge anti‐slavery advocate. - Grant 00:06
‐ Grant's dad, Jesse, is a huge anti‐slavery advocate....
S01 • E01 ‐ So Grant would have been well aware - Grant 00:11
‐ So Grant would have been well aware
S01 • E03 ‐ To my dear wife, Julia. - Grant 00:30
‐ To my dear wife, Julia.
S01 • E01 At West Point he was friends with slaveholding men, - Grant 00:21
At West Point he was friends with slaveholding men,
S01 • E02 You just can't send transports and gunboats - Grant 00:21
You just can't send transports and gunboats
S01 • E01 Julia, this is Sam, that is, Ulysses Grant. - Grant 00:06
Julia, this is Sam, that is, Ulysses Grant.
S01 • E03 The bridge consists of pontoon boats, - Grant 00:16
The bridge consists of pontoon boats,
S01 • E01 ‐ Grant, far from looking for a girlfriend - Grant 00:10
‐ Grant, far from looking for a girlfriend
S01 • E03 ‐ This is the largest pontoon bridge - Grant 00:07
‐ This is the largest pontoon bridge