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In that choked vine forest, numbers matter less, and you cannot bring
your artillery to bear. In fact,
the Army of the Potomac fought there
against Robert E. Lee at the battle
of Chancellorsville earlier in the war
and had lost. The battle
of Chancellorsville is Robert E. Lee's high point. Lee is gonna violate all kind
of military principles, divide his army in the face
of a larger enemy, and, though outnumbered
two to one, he will drive the Union army
back across the river. This is the magic
of Robert E. Lee. ‐ The Chancellorsville
battlefield and the Wilderness battlefield are pretty much
right on top of each other
your artillery to bear. In fact,
the Army of the Potomac fought there
against Robert E. Lee at the battle
of Chancellorsville earlier in the war
and had lost. The battle
of Chancellorsville is Robert E. Lee's high point. Lee is gonna violate all kind
of military principles, divide his army in the face
of a larger enemy, and, though outnumbered
two to one, he will drive the Union army
back across the river. This is the magic
of Robert E. Lee. ‐ The Chancellorsville
battlefield and the Wilderness battlefield are pretty much
right on top of each other
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In that choked vine forest,
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numbers matter less,
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and you cannot bring
your artillery to bear.
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In fact,
the Army of the Potomac
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fought there
against Robert E. Lee
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at the battle
of Chancellorsville
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earlier in the war
and had lost.
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The battle
of Chancellorsville
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is Robert E. Lee's high point.
00:00:21.354 --> 00:00:24.315
Lee is gonna violate all kind
of military principles,
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divide his army in the face
of a larger enemy,
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and, though outnumbered
two to one,
00:00:29.999 --> 00:00:32.782
he will drive the Union army
back across the river.
00:00:32.782 --> 00:00:36.369
This is the magic
of Robert E. Lee.
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‐ The Chancellorsville
battlefield
00:00:37.411 --> 00:00:39.997
and the Wilderness battlefield
00:00:39.997 --> 00:00:43.167
are pretty much
right on top of each other.
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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.