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Grant • S01E01 • 2020
� I would have been glad to
have had a railroad collision or any other accident happen
by which I might have received a temporary injury sufficient to make me ineligible
to enter the academy. Nothing of the kind occurred,
and I had to face the music. ‐ Sir, there's been a mistake

Full Transcript

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‐ I would have been glad to have had a railroad collision
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or any other accident happen by which I might have received
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a temporary injury sufficient
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to make me ineligible to enter the academy.
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Nothing of the kind occurred, and I had to face the music.
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‐ Sir, there's been a mistake.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
67
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:09
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 • E03 ‐ I have always regretted - Grant 00:37
‐ I have always regretted
S01 • E01 ‐ You've been officially accepted - Grant 00:05
‐ You've been officially accepted
S01 • E01 This is the name you shall have. - Grant 00:05
This is the name you shall have.
S01 • E02 ‐ Abraham Lincoln had seen Robert E. Lee defeat - Grant 00:07
‐ Abraham Lincoln had seen Robert E. Lee defeat
S01 • E03 We have over 600,000 people dead, - Grant 00:37
We have over 600,000 people dead,
S01 • E01 Ulysses S. Grant. - Grant 00:04
Ulysses S. Grant.
S01 • E01 ‐ Uncle Sam Grant. - Grant 00:06
‐ Uncle Sam Grant.
S01 • E02 [soldiers clamoring] - Grant 00:19
[soldiers clamoring]
S01 • E01 ‐ Welcome to West Point. - Grant 00:04
‐ Welcome to West Point.
S01 • E01 ‐ The initials U. S. Grant are actually a complete accident. - Grant 00:15
‐ The initials U. S. Grant are actually a complete accident....
S01 • E02 ‐ Look, I want to fight and win this war, - Grant 00:07
‐ Look, I want to fight and win this war,
S01 • E01 ‐ If you attended West Point, you were a very, very prime - Grant 00:08
‐ If you attended West Point, you were a very, very prime
S01 • E03 ‐ General Grant, our readers are keen to understand - Grant 00:06
‐ General Grant, our readers are keen to understand
S01 • E01 ‐ Almost all of the senior generals - Grant 00:08
‐ Almost all of the senior generals
S01 • E02 ‐ Sam, you're the most useful man we have. - Grant 00:04
‐ Sam, you're the most useful man we have.
S01 • E03 ‐ Lee had the advantage of being on the defensive. - Grant 00:04
‐ Lee had the advantage of being on the defensive.
S01 • E01 In the North you had Sherman. - Grant 00:25
In the North you had Sherman.
S01 • E03 I had to attack his army where it was, - Grant 00:05
I had to attack his army where it was,
S01 • E03 ‐ Cold Harbor, General, 12,000 good Union men dead, - Grant 00:06
‐ Cold Harbor, General, 12,000 good Union men dead,
S01 • E03 ‐ Do you have a question? ‐ Was it worth it, sir? - Grant 00:04
‐ Do you have a question? ‐ Was it worth it, sir?