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Grant

Robert E. Lee lost 50%of his entire army during the exact sameduration, but is Lee...

Grant • S01E03 • 2020
Robert E. Lee lost 50%
of his entire army during the exact same
duration, but is Lee remembered
as a butcher? ‐ Being in command of a‐‐
of a large effort, being the commander
is a pretty unique experience

Full Transcript

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Robert E. Lee lost 50% of his entire army
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during the exact same duration,
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but is Lee remembered as a butcher?
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‐ Being in command of a‐‐ of a large effort,
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being the commander is a pretty unique experience.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:02
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 ‐ I reported for duty at Jefferson barracks, St. Louis. - Grant 00:42
‐ I reported for duty at Jefferson barracks, St. Louis.
S01 • E03 It's a‐‐it is a lo‐‐it's lonely at the top, as they say. - Grant 00:04
It's a‐‐it is a lo‐‐it's lonely at the top, as the...
S01 • E03 And the casualties are going to be tough, - Grant 00:29
And the casualties are going to be tough,
S01 • E01 Marcia: During Grant's time in Missouri, - Grant 00:19
Marcia: During Grant's time in Missouri,
S01 • E03 [dramatic music] - Grant 00:18
[dramatic music]
S01 • E02 He brings Halleck east. - Grant 00:21
He brings Halleck east.
S01 • E01 ‐ Enslaved black people were the largest asset of wealth - Grant 00:31
‐ Enslaved black people were the largest asset of wealth
S01 • E03 And so he finds a way, secretly, at night, - Grant 00:19
And so he finds a way, secretly, at night,
S01 • E01 ‐ Grant's dad, Jesse, is a huge anti‐slavery advocate. - Grant 00:06
‐ Grant's dad, Jesse, is a huge anti‐slavery advocate....
S01 • E01 ‐ So Grant would have been well aware - Grant 00:11
‐ So Grant would have been well aware
S01 • E03 ‐ To my dear wife, Julia. - Grant 00:30
‐ To my dear wife, Julia.
S01 • E01 At West Point he was friends with slaveholding men, - Grant 00:21
At West Point he was friends with slaveholding men,
S01 • E02 You just can't send transports and gunboats - Grant 00:21
You just can't send transports and gunboats
S01 • E01 Julia, this is Sam, that is, Ulysses Grant. - Grant 00:06
Julia, this is Sam, that is, Ulysses Grant.
S01 • E03 The bridge consists of pontoon boats, - Grant 00:16
The bridge consists of pontoon boats,
S01 • E01 ‐ Grant, far from looking for a girlfriend - Grant 00:10
‐ Grant, far from looking for a girlfriend
S01 • E03 ‐ This is the largest pontoon bridge - Grant 00:07
‐ This is the largest pontoon bridge
S01 • E03 He's gonna cross 100,000 men across the James River, - Grant 00:11
He's gonna cross 100,000 men across the James River,
S01 • E01 It's gonna create some dilemmas for Grant. - Grant 00:08
It's gonna create some dilemmas for Grant.
S01 • E02 ‐ Among the operations is excavation of a canal. - Grant 00:18
‐ Among the operations is excavation of a canal.