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And I think that there are
certain generals in history, when they have
that faith in victory, it's something
that communicates itself to the troops. ♪ ♪ ‐ At Wilderness,
that is a tactical loss, and yet Grant stands
at those crossroads and goes,
"This is not a loss. This is the first step
to the end of the war." ♪ ♪ So as he heads south,
Grant will fight in a scope and scale
beyond anybody's experience. We actually see the changing
character of war here
certain generals in history, when they have
that faith in victory, it's something
that communicates itself to the troops. ♪ ♪ ‐ At Wilderness,
that is a tactical loss, and yet Grant stands
at those crossroads and goes,
"This is not a loss. This is the first step
to the end of the war." ♪ ♪ So as he heads south,
Grant will fight in a scope and scale
beyond anybody's experience. We actually see the changing
character of war here
Full Transcript
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And I think that there are
certain generals in history,
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when they have
that faith in victory,
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it's something
that communicates itself
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to the troops.
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♪ ♪
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‐ At Wilderness,
that is a tactical loss,
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and yet Grant stands
at those crossroads
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and goes,
"This is not a loss.
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This is the first step
to the end of the war."
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♪ ♪
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So as he heads south,
Grant will fight
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in a scope and scale
beyond anybody's experience.
00:00:32.698 --> 00:00:34.992
We actually see the changing
character of war here.
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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.
