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Grant

At West Point he was friendswith slaveholding men, many who becomesome of his closest...

Grant • S01E01 • 2020
At West Point he was friends
with slaveholding men, many who become
some of his closest friends. Grant certainly was
part of that tension. [tense music] ♪ ♪ ‐ Grant, you haven't yet
met my sister Julia

Full Transcript

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At West Point he was friends with slaveholding men,
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many who become some of his closest friends.
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Grant certainly was part of that tension.
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[tense music]
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♪ ♪
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‐ Grant, you haven't yet met my sister Julia.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:49
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 • E01 Julia, this is Sam, that is, Ulysses Grant. - Grant 00:06
Julia, this is Sam, that is, Ulysses Grant.
S01 • E02 You just can't send transports and gunboats - Grant 00:21
You just can't send transports and gunboats
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
S01 • E03 He's gonna cross 100,000 men across the James River, - Grant 00:11
He's gonna cross 100,000 men across the James River,
S01 • E01 It's gonna create some dilemmas for Grant. - Grant 00:08
It's gonna create some dilemmas for Grant.
S01 • E02 ‐ Among the operations is excavation of a canal. - Grant 00:18
‐ Among the operations is excavation of a canal.
S01 • E01 The families are very much opposed. - Grant 00:17
The families are very much opposed.
S01 • E03 ‐ And so Grant gets across the James River, - Grant 00:12
‐ And so Grant gets across the James River,
S01 • E02 But Sherman was far more candid when he said, - Grant 00:48
But Sherman was far more candid when he said,
S01 • E03 If Lee is gonna maintain his army, - Grant 00:07
If Lee is gonna maintain his army,
S01 • E03 And so by threatening Petersburg, - Grant 00:05
And so by threatening Petersburg,
S01 • E03 And now we are talking about a siege. - Grant 00:15
And now we are talking about a siege.
S01 • E03 ‐ How far? ‐ About 150 yards, sir. - Grant 00:04
‐ How far? ‐ About 150 yards, sir.
S01 • E03 We fill the chamber with powder and blow those rebs sky‐high. - Grant 00:05
We fill the chamber with powder and blow those rebs sky‐high...
S01 • E01 [gunfire] - Grant 00:20
[gunfire]
S01 • E03 ‐ My boys can do it. ‐ We have to consider‐‐ - Grant 00:07
‐ My boys can do it. ‐ We have to consider‐‐
S01 • E02 So Grant realized that his time and his options - Grant 00:21
So Grant realized that his time and his options
S01 • E03 We need to move quickly after the blast. - Grant 00:04
We need to move quickly after the blast.