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He thought that
the military life would be
very difficult for her. ‐ Grant eventually won
over Dent and asked to marry Julia. ‐ But Grant came from
a strongly abolitionist family that was horrified
that he was marrying into this Missouri
slave‐owning family, and when Ulysses and Julia
get married in 1848, not a single member
of the Grant family is there. ♪ ♪ ‐ The first years of that marriage
are actually quite difficult. Grant is posted to the
west coast, to Fort Humboldt. Julia is expecting a child
and is thus unable to go with him
to the Pacific Northwest
the military life would be
very difficult for her. ‐ Grant eventually won
over Dent and asked to marry Julia. ‐ But Grant came from
a strongly abolitionist family that was horrified
that he was marrying into this Missouri
slave‐owning family, and when Ulysses and Julia
get married in 1848, not a single member
of the Grant family is there. ♪ ♪ ‐ The first years of that marriage
are actually quite difficult. Grant is posted to the
west coast, to Fort Humboldt. Julia is expecting a child
and is thus unable to go with him
to the Pacific Northwest
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He thought that
the military life
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would be
very difficult for her.
00:00:06.046 --> 00:00:08.632
‐ Grant eventually won
over Dent
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and asked to marry Julia.
00:00:11.302 --> 00:00:14.263
‐ But Grant came from
a strongly abolitionist family
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that was horrified
that he was marrying into
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this Missouri
slave‐owning family,
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and when Ulysses and Julia
get married in 1848,
00:00:24.023 --> 00:00:28.036
not a single member
of the Grant family is there.
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♪ ♪
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‐ The first years
00:00:34.533 --> 00:00:36.994
of that marriage
are actually quite difficult.
00:00:36.994 --> 00:00:40.831
Grant is posted to the
west coast, to Fort Humboldt.
00:00:40.831 --> 00:00:44.999
Julia is expecting a child
and is thus unable
00:00:44.999 --> 00:00:46.962
to go with him
to the Pacific Northwest.
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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.
