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Grant

Grant decides to flankthe Army of Northern Virginia and then cross the even...

Grant • S01E03 • 2020
[dramatic music] Grant decides to flank
the Army of Northern Virginia and then cross the even more
formidable obstacle of the James River. ‐ He's trying to keep
the initiative, continue the momentum,
drive the energy, and force Lee to react
to what he's doing

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Grant decides to flank the Army of Northern Virginia
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and then cross the even more formidable obstacle
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of the James River.
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‐ He's trying to keep the initiative,
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continue the momentum, drive the energy,
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and force Lee to react to what he's doing.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:52
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 • E02 He brings Halleck east. - Grant 00:21
He brings Halleck east.
S01 • E01 ‐ Enslaved black people were the largest asset of wealth - Grant 00:31
‐ Enslaved black people were the largest asset of wealth
S01 • E03 And so he finds a way, secretly, at night, - Grant 00:19
And so he finds a way, secretly, at night,
S01 • E01 ‐ Grant's dad, Jesse, is a huge anti‐slavery advocate. - Grant 00:06
‐ Grant's dad, Jesse, is a huge anti‐slavery advocate....
S01 • E01 ‐ So Grant would have been well aware - Grant 00:11
‐ So Grant would have been well aware
S01 • E03 ‐ To my dear wife, Julia. - Grant 00:30
‐ To my dear wife, Julia.
S01 • E01 At West Point he was friends with slaveholding men, - Grant 00:21
At West Point he was friends with slaveholding men,
S01 • E02 You just can't send transports and gunboats - Grant 00:21
You just can't send transports and gunboats
S01 • E01 Julia, this is Sam, that is, Ulysses Grant. - Grant 00:06
Julia, this is Sam, that is, Ulysses Grant.
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,