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Any other Union general wouldhave marched into Petersburg and marched into Richmond with...

Grant • S01E03 • 2020
Any other Union general would
have marched into Petersburg and marched into Richmond with bands playing and great
celebrations and parties and all kinds of
self‐congratulatory speeches and reviews and messages
sent back to Washington about how wonderful it was, they have now
captured Richmond. Not Grant

Full Transcript

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Any other Union general would have marched into Petersburg
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and marched into Richmond
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with bands playing and great celebrations and parties
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and all kinds of self‐congratulatory speeches
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and reviews and messages sent back to Washington
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about how wonderful it was,
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they have now captured Richmond.
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Not Grant.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:18
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E01 Now we've gone and elected this guy - Grant 00:09
Now we've gone and elected this guy
S01 • E03 [indistinct chatter] - Grant 00:08
[indistinct chatter]
S01 • E01 ‐ A few days after Lincoln's election, - Grant 00:37
‐ A few days after Lincoln's election,
S01 • E02 So by the end of the first year of the war, - Grant 00:19
So by the end of the first year of the war,
S01 • E03 A messenger from General Sheridan - Grant 00:05
A messenger from General Sheridan
S01 • E02 his decision to grant freedom to a slave... - Grant 00:40
his decision to grant freedom to a slave...
S01 • E01 Obviously the federal government - Grant 00:07
Obviously the federal government
S01 • E01 The Confederates wanted the Union soldiers to leave. - Grant 00:09
The Confederates wanted the Union soldiers to leave.
S01 • E01 [explosions] - Grant 00:12
[explosions]
S01 • E01 ‐ Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers - Grant 00:10
‐ Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers
S01 • E02 ‐ When Lincoln put out the Emancipation Proclamation, - Grant 00:07
‐ When Lincoln put out the Emancipation Proclamation,
S01 • E02 One out of every four enslaved African‐Americans - Grant 00:18
One out of every four enslaved African‐Americans
S01 • E03 ‐ I then started with a few of my staff - Grant 00:19
‐ I then started with a few of my staff
S01 • E01 The Union would win this war quickly - Grant 00:24
The Union would win this war quickly
S01 • E02 That is actually a huge, huge deal - Grant 00:24
That is actually a huge, huge deal
S01 • E03 ‐ Holding Richmond won't end this war. - Grant 00:04
‐ Holding Richmond won't end this war.
S01 • E01 ‐ I'd give them 90 days, - Grant 00:10
‐ I'd give them 90 days,
S01 • E03 Destroying Lee's army will. - Grant 00:04
Destroying Lee's army will.
S01 • E03 Go after him. ‐ Yes, sir. - Grant 00:05
Go after him. ‐ Yes, sir.
S01 • E01 Quick on counterattacks, - Grant 00:06
Quick on counterattacks,