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And they started eating
anything that moved, rats included. And by early July,
it was clear that the Confederates were
near the end of their rope. ♪ ♪ ‐ On July 3rd,
two persons were seen coming towards our lines
bearing a white flag. It was a glorious sight
to soldiers on the line. ♪ ♪ ‐ On the hot afternoon
of July 3rd, at the very same time
Pickett's legions were storming over
the stone wall at Gettysburg, the Confederate commander
John Pemberton would ask Grant on what terms he would receive
the surrender of the city. ♪ ♪ ‐ General Pemberton
anything that moved, rats included. And by early July,
it was clear that the Confederates were
near the end of their rope. ♪ ♪ ‐ On July 3rd,
two persons were seen coming towards our lines
bearing a white flag. It was a glorious sight
to soldiers on the line. ♪ ♪ ‐ On the hot afternoon
of July 3rd, at the very same time
Pickett's legions were storming over
the stone wall at Gettysburg, the Confederate commander
John Pemberton would ask Grant on what terms he would receive
the surrender of the city. ♪ ♪ ‐ General Pemberton
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And they started eating
anything that moved,
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rats included.
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And by early July,
it was clear
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that the Confederates were
near the end of their rope.
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♪ ♪
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‐ On July 3rd,
two persons were seen
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coming towards our lines
bearing a white flag.
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It was a glorious sight
to soldiers on the line.
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♪ ♪
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‐ On the hot afternoon
of July 3rd,
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at the very same time
Pickett's legions
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were storming over
the stone wall at Gettysburg,
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the Confederate commander
John Pemberton
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would ask Grant on what terms
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he would receive
the surrender of the city.
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♪ ♪
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‐ General Pemberton.
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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.