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There had been three general officers inside Fort Donelson

There had been three generalofficers inside Fort Donelson, John Floyd,Gideon Pillow, and...

Grant • S01E01 • 2020

There had been three general
officers inside Fort Donelson, John Floyd,
Gideon Pillow, and Grant's old friend,
Simon Bolivar Buckner. But when the idea comes
to surrender, Floyd says, "There is nobody
in the Confederacy that they want worse than me," and so he says,
"I'm not surrendering," and he'll get out of Dodge. The second in command
is Gideon Pillow. He thinks he's the greatest
military commander ever, and Pillow says, "They want me as well,
so I'm not surrendering," so he gets out as well,
turning the command over to the third in command,
Simon Buckner. ‐ Surrender
was the proper thing. I rode to Buckner's
headquarters. [door opening] [door closing] General Buckner

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There had been three general officers inside Fort Donelson,

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John Floyd, Gideon Pillow,

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and Grant's old friend, Simon Bolivar Buckner.

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But when the idea comes to surrender, Floyd says,

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"There is nobody in the Confederacy

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that they want worse than me,"

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and so he says, "I'm not surrendering,"

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and he'll get out of Dodge.

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The second in command is Gideon Pillow.

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He thinks he's the greatest military commander ever,

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and Pillow says,

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"They want me as well, so I'm not surrendering,"

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so he gets out as well, turning the command over

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to the third in command, Simon Buckner.

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‐ Surrender was the proper thing.

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I rode to Buckner's headquarters.

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[door opening]

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[door closing]

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General Buckner.

Duration

55 seconds

Views

50

Timestamp in Movie

00:51:10

Uploaded

May 27, 2025

Season

1

Episode

1

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.