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And I think the fact
that Grant had experienced so much failure in his own life
gave him a special sensitivity and tact in dealing with these defeated Confederate soldiers
at Appomattox. So you can see
that there's this yearning to be brothers again. There were shared memories
and shared experiences that these men had had,
and these are people who had belonged
to the same nation and that would again
that Grant had experienced so much failure in his own life
gave him a special sensitivity and tact in dealing with these defeated Confederate soldiers
at Appomattox. So you can see
that there's this yearning to be brothers again. There were shared memories
and shared experiences that these men had had,
and these are people who had belonged
to the same nation and that would again
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And I think the fact
that Grant had experienced
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so much failure in his own life
gave him a special sensitivity
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and tact in dealing with these
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defeated Confederate soldiers
at Appomattox.
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So you can see
that there's this yearning
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to be brothers again.
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There were shared memories
and shared experiences
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that these men had had,
and these are people
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who had belonged
to the same nation
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and that would again.
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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.