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Grant could plainly seethat the most obvious ones‐‐ the northernmost ones‐‐ were...

Grant • S01E01 • 2020
Grant could plainly see
that the most obvious ones‐‐ the northernmost ones‐‐ were clearly
Forts Henry and Donelson. They commanded key rivers, and he could use
those key rivers to advance directly
into the Confederacy. ‐ Grant wants to get
this war moving. He doesn't believe sitting in
garrison is gonna win anything, so he makes a proposal
to his commander, General Henry Halleck. ♪ ♪

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Grant could plainly see that the most obvious ones‐‐
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the northernmost ones‐‐
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were clearly Forts Henry and Donelson.
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They commanded key rivers,
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and he could use those key rivers
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to advance directly into the Confederacy.
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‐ Grant wants to get this war moving.
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He doesn't believe sitting in garrison is gonna win anything,
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so he makes a proposal to his commander,
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General Henry Halleck.
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♪ ♪
Duration
35 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:06
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 ‐ General Halleck, it's an honor. - Grant 00:05
‐ General Halleck, it's an honor.
S01 • E03 [dramatic music] - Grant 00:12
[dramatic music]
S01 • E01 ‐ My division is stationed here in Carroll - Grant 00:12
‐ My division is stationed here in Carroll
S01 • E03 [thumping] - Grant 00:05
[thumping]
S01 • E03 But they were instead planning to visit their children. - Grant 00:14
But they were instead planning to visit their children.
S01 • E01 ‐ Fort Henry is badly sited - Grant 00:04
‐ Fort Henry is badly sited
S01 • E01 Fort Donelson is stronger - Grant 00:07
Fort Donelson is stronger
S01 • E03 Always afterwards, Julia Dent Grant believed - Grant 00:16
Always afterwards, Julia Dent Grant believed
S01 • E01 I believe if I can take both forts, - Grant 00:08
I believe if I can take both forts,
S01 • E01 ‐ The victories would be yours, sir. - Grant 00:04
‐ The victories would be yours, sir.
S01 • E03 [indistinct chatter] - Grant 00:06
[indistinct chatter]
S01 • E01 But when I wish to consult you on a subject, - Grant 00:06
But when I wish to consult you on a subject,
S01 • E01 [dramatic music] - Grant 00:06
[dramatic music]
S01 • E03 ‐ What is it, Ulys? - Grant 00:04
‐ What is it, Ulys?
S01 • E01 We're just gonna get it done, and so the two clash. - Grant 00:05
We're just gonna get it done, and so the two clash.
S01 • E01 Grant, with his bulldog mentality, - Grant 00:18
Grant, with his bulldog mentality,
S01 • E03 ‐ John Wilkes Booth had gathered a small band - Grant 00:21
‐ John Wilkes Booth had gathered a small band
S01 • E02 ‐ By the summer of 1863, - Grant 00:30
‐ By the summer of 1863,
S01 • E01 ‐ They're begging Halleck, prodding Halleck. - Grant 00:41
‐ They're begging Halleck, prodding Halleck.
S01 • E03 [woman screams] - Grant 00:36
[woman screams]