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? If the Confederate planis to trap the Union army in this cul‐de‐sacalong the Tennessee...

Grant • S01E01 • 2020
� If the Confederate plan
is to trap the Union army in this cul‐de‐sac
along the Tennessee River, then Grant will utilize
this trap perfectly to fight a delaying action
to hold out until Don Carlos Buell's
reinforcements arrive. He has a whole division
under Lew Wallace much nearer, and as he goes around and he talks to the different
division commanders throughout the day,
he will tell them, "Hey, Lew Wallace
is on the way

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‐ If the Confederate plan is to trap the Union army
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in this cul‐de‐sac along the Tennessee River,
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then Grant will utilize this trap perfectly
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to fight a delaying action to hold out
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until Don Carlos Buell's reinforcements arrive.
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He has a whole division under Lew Wallace much nearer,
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and as he goes around
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and he talks to the different division commanders
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throughout the day, he will tell them,
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"Hey, Lew Wallace is on the way.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:22
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 Many white Northerners, - Grant 00:11
Many white Northerners,
S01 • E03 They say, "If this can happen in the South, - Grant 00:14
They say, "If this can happen in the South,
S01 • E01 Should be here any moment now." - Grant 00:33
Should be here any moment now."
S01 • E03 And quite frankly, they've grown weary of Reconstruction. - Grant 00:25
And quite frankly, they've grown weary of Reconstructio...
S01 • E03 ‐ I thought I could run the government - Grant 00:11
‐ I thought I could run the government
S01 • E01 I need reinforcements now. Where's Buell? - Grant 00:04
I need reinforcements now. Where's Buell?
S01 • E01 I've sent for Wallace. Can you hold your position? - Grant 00:05
I've sent for Wallace. Can you hold your position?
S01 • E01 ‐ Yes, sir, but it'll cost. - Grant 00:05
‐ Yes, sir, but it'll cost.
S01 • E01 ‐ At the Battle of Shiloh Sherman and Grant, - Grant 00:48
‐ At the Battle of Shiloh Sherman and Grant,
S01 • E03 Sherman wants troops in the west to contain the Indians. - Grant 00:05
Sherman wants troops in the west to contain the Indians.
S01 • E02 [gunfire, soldiers yelling] - Grant 00:04
[gunfire, soldiers yelling]
S01 • E03 One of the Indians, a chief named Red Cloud, - Grant 00:07
One of the Indians, a chief named Red Cloud,
S01 • E03 ‐ When Grant is president, he's dealing with a host - Grant 00:36
‐ When Grant is president, he's dealing with a host
S01 • E02 ‐ Lee was actually moving very aggressively. - Grant 00:10
‐ Lee was actually moving very aggressively.
S01 • E01 It becomes a very chaotic, brutal fight, - Grant 00:18
It becomes a very chaotic, brutal fight,
S01 • E03 At the same time, there's an enormous expansion - Grant 00:24
At the same time, there's an enormous expansion
S01 • E02 ‐ Once Grant crosses the river, - Grant 00:09
‐ Once Grant crosses the river,
S01 • E01 [booming] - Grant 00:08
[booming]
S01 • E03 ‐ Grant thinks everybody has a good heart, - Grant 00:07
‐ Grant thinks everybody has a good heart,
S01 • E01 [booming] - Grant 00:10
[booming]