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[soldiers cheering]
♪ ♪ ‐ We learned that Sherman
had our troops in Atlanta. The news of his success
set the country aglow. ‐ Sherman drives on Atlanta,
delivering Atlanta, and effectively, you do have
some aspects of total war. We are about collapsing the
will of the Confederate people to realize,
"You are being defeated." ‐ The fall of Atlanta
boosts Northern morale. People now begin to see
that a Union victory is, while not inevitable,
at least in sight. And it has an enormous impact
on the election of 1864
♪ ♪ ‐ We learned that Sherman
had our troops in Atlanta. The news of his success
set the country aglow. ‐ Sherman drives on Atlanta,
delivering Atlanta, and effectively, you do have
some aspects of total war. We are about collapsing the
will of the Confederate people to realize,
"You are being defeated." ‐ The fall of Atlanta
boosts Northern morale. People now begin to see
that a Union victory is, while not inevitable,
at least in sight. And it has an enormous impact
on the election of 1864
Full Transcript
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[soldiers cheering]
♪ ♪
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‐ We learned that Sherman
had our troops in Atlanta.
00:00:07.673 --> 00:00:12.511
The news of his success
set the country aglow.
00:00:12.511 --> 00:00:16.001
‐ Sherman drives on Atlanta,
delivering Atlanta,
00:00:16.001 --> 00:00:19.185
and effectively, you do have
some aspects of total war.
00:00:19.185 --> 00:00:22.001
We are about collapsing the
will of the Confederate people
00:00:22.001 --> 00:00:24.069
to realize,
"You are being defeated."
00:00:24.069 --> 00:00:27.651
‐ The fall of Atlanta
boosts Northern morale.
00:00:27.651 --> 00:00:32.156
People now begin to see
that a Union victory is,
00:00:32.156 --> 00:00:35.242
while not inevitable,
at least in sight.
00:00:35.242 --> 00:00:39.497
And it has an enormous impact
on the election of 1864.
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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.