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Grant

Don't pick a fightuntil everything is ready." ‐ The army had arrivedwith one of Grant's...

Grant • S01E01 • 2020
Don't pick a fight
until everything is ready." ‐ The army had arrived
with one of Grant's core commanders,
William Tecumseh Sherman. Sherman was a friend
of Grant's at West Point, but they had not worked
together before, and many of Grant's men
were absolutely green

Full Transcript

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Don't pick a fight until everything is ready."
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‐ The army had arrived with one of Grant's
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core commanders, William Tecumseh Sherman.
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Sherman was a friend of Grant's at West Point,
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but they had not worked together before,
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and many of Grant's men were absolutely green.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:56:43
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 • E02 but also, Grant recognized, - Grant 00:51
but also, Grant recognized,
S01 • E01 Some had just received their weapons a few days earlier. - Grant 00:39
Some had just received their weapons a few days earlier.
S01 • E02 ‐ Grant had none of that mystique. - Grant 00:10
‐ Grant had none of that mystique.
S01 • E02 But, you know, when I see you on the battlefield, - Grant 00:17
But, you know, when I see you on the battlefield,
S01 • E01 ‐ Sam. ‐ Activity? - Grant 00:05
‐ Sam. ‐ Activity?
S01 • E03 The 13th Amendment abolishes slavery, - Grant 00:22
The 13th Amendment abolishes slavery,
S01 • E01 ‐ The Rebs stick their noses out, - Grant 00:04
‐ The Rebs stick their noses out,
S01 • E01 ‐ And General Buell's men? ‐ They're three days out. - Grant 00:04
‐ And General Buell's men? ‐ They're three days ou...
S01 • E01 ‐ We'll move on Corinth when he gets here. - Grant 00:04
‐ We'll move on Corinth when he gets here.
S01 • E02 Of course, we could flip that coin and say - Grant 00:42
Of course, we could flip that coin and say
S01 • E01 ‐ If we go down here‐‐ - Grant 00:26
‐ If we go down here‐‐
S01 • E03 He is committed to this in his own simple and elegant way. - Grant 00:07
He is committed to this in his own simple and elegant way.
S01 • E03 ‐ So it's very important to remember that Grant - Grant 00:25
‐ So it's very important to remember that Grant
S01 • E01 ‐ Their commander at Corinth, - Grant 00:24
‐ Their commander at Corinth,
S01 • E03 ‐ Americans are finally who they say they are. - Grant 00:11
‐ Americans are finally who they say they are.
S01 • E02 But then you met his eye, - Grant 00:19
But then you met his eye,
S01 • E03 [stirring music] - Grant 00:13
[stirring music]
S01 • E01 ‐ Johnston knows that Grant's army's tucked up - Grant 00:15
‐ Johnston knows that Grant's army's tucked up
S01 • E02 "When you have information for Grant, - Grant 00:05
"When you have information for Grant,
S01 • E03 ‐ African‐Americans in most Southern states - Grant 00:19
‐ African‐Americans in most Southern states