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The bridge consistsof pontoon boats, rather large boatsthat have excellent buoyancy,...

Grant • S01E03 • 2020
The bridge consists
of pontoon boats, rather large boats
that have excellent buoyancy, strung together and connected
by wooden planks. And through these bridges, you could march
not only soldiers but also artillery,
supplies, and whatnot

Full Transcript

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The bridge consists of pontoon boats,
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rather large boats that have excellent buoyancy,
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strung together and connected by wooden planks.
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And through these bridges,
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you could march not only soldiers
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but also artillery, supplies, and whatnot.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:15
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 ‐ 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.
S01 • E01 The families are very much opposed. - Grant 00:17
The families are very much opposed.
S01 • E03 ‐ And so Grant gets across the James River, - Grant 00:12
‐ And so Grant gets across the James River,
S01 • E02 But Sherman was far more candid when he said, - Grant 00:48
But Sherman was far more candid when he said,
S01 • E03 If Lee is gonna maintain his army, - Grant 00:07
If Lee is gonna maintain his army,
S01 • E03 And so by threatening Petersburg, - Grant 00:05
And so by threatening Petersburg,
S01 • E03 And now we are talking about a siege. - Grant 00:15
And now we are talking about a siege.
S01 • E03 ‐ How far? ‐ About 150 yards, sir. - Grant 00:04
‐ How far? ‐ About 150 yards, sir.
S01 • E03 We fill the chamber with powder and blow those rebs sky‐high. - Grant 00:05
We fill the chamber with powder and blow those rebs sky‐high...
S01 • E01 [gunfire] - Grant 00:20
[gunfire]
S01 • E03 ‐ My boys can do it. ‐ We have to consider‐‐ - Grant 00:07
‐ My boys can do it. ‐ We have to consider‐‐
S01 • E02 So Grant realized that his time and his options - Grant 00:21
So Grant realized that his time and his options
S01 • E03 We need to move quickly after the blast. - Grant 00:04
We need to move quickly after the blast.
S01 • E03 Have artillery ready to support the charge. - Grant 00:04
Have artillery ready to support the charge.
S01 • E03 How big a hole will it blow? ‐ No one can say, sir. - Grant 00:05
How big a hole will it blow? ‐ No one can say, sir.
S01 • E01 Which removes me from sharing in the dangers - Grant 00:11
Which removes me from sharing in the dangers