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Grant

Of course, we could flipthat coin and say Robert E. Lee is nowfighting Ulysses S. Grant. ♪...

Grant • S01E02 • 2020
Of course, we could flip
that coin and say Robert E. Lee is now
fighting Ulysses S. Grant. ♪ ♪ ‐ Grant is gonna
personally attach himself to George Gordon Meade's
Army the of Potomac, which is gonna
latch on like a bulldog to Robert E. Lee's
Army of Northern Virginia. ♪ ♪ ‐ When Grant comes
down to Brandy Station to visit the headquarters
of George Gordon Meade, Meade's staff are surprised. This was a slightly
ordinary figure who looked like a merchant
who'd just come from a store

Full Transcript

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Of course, we could flip that coin and say
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Robert E. Lee is now fighting Ulysses S. Grant.
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♪ ♪
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‐ Grant is gonna personally attach himself
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to George Gordon Meade's Army the of Potomac,
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which is gonna latch on like a bulldog
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to Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
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♪ ♪
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‐ When Grant comes down to Brandy Station
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to visit the headquarters of George Gordon Meade,
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Meade's staff are surprised.
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This was a slightly ordinary figure
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who looked like a merchant who'd just come from a store.
Duration
42 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:04
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E01 ‐ If we go down here‐‐ - Grant 00:26
‐ If we go down here‐‐
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,