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? If we go down here‐‐ ‐ Yeah.‐ The whole way down‐‐ ‐ To General Halleck,the temper of...

Grant • S01E01 • 2020
� If we go down here‐‐ ‐ Yeah.
‐ The whole way down‐‐ ‐ To General Halleck,
the temper of the rebel troops is such that there
is little doubt that Corinth will fall much more easily
than Fort Donelson did. ‐ Grant's major fault early
in the war is this overconfidence. He thinks,
"If anything happens, I'm gonna start it,"
and it comes back to bite him

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‐ If we go down here‐‐
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‐ Yeah. ‐ The whole way down‐‐
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‐ To General Halleck, the temper of the rebel troops
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is such that there is little doubt that Corinth
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will fall much more easily than Fort Donelson did.
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‐ Grant's major fault early in the war
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is this overconfidence.
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He thinks, "If anything happens,
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I'm gonna start it," and it comes back to bite him.
Duration
26 seconds
Views
51
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:06
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 • 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
S01 • E02 "And above all, don't say 'sir' too much. - Grant 00:06
"And above all, don't say 'sir' too much...
S01 • E02 Grant's not interested in that." - Grant 00:19
Grant's not interested in that."
S01 • E03 ‐ And the changes that they make are extraordinary. - Grant 00:05
‐ And the changes that they make are extraordinary.
S01 • E03 They establish free public education for every child. - Grant 00:15
They establish free public education for every child.
S01 • E02 Grant wants to get south so he can engage - Grant 00:18
Grant wants to get south so he can engage
S01 • E03 It was not just a political project. - Grant 00:19
It was not just a political project.
S01 • E02 ‐ Gentlemen? - Grant 00:05
‐ Gentlemen?
S01 • E02 ‐ Grant may have won some victories in the west, - Grant 00:07
‐ Grant may have won some victories in the west,
S01 • E03 You know, not just because there were more black people - Grant 00:07
You know, not just because there were more black people
S01 • E02 And if he attacks, - Grant 00:05
And if he attacks,
S01 • E03 ‐ There is a profoundly progressive agenda - Grant 00:14
‐ There is a profoundly progressive agenda