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? They're begging Halleck,prodding Halleck. "Please, turn us loose.Let us go," and it's...

Grant • S01E01 • 2020

� They're begging Halleck,
prodding Halleck. "Please, turn us loose.
Let us go," and it's only by
the slimmest margins that Halleck allows
Grant to attack. ‐ It's very different
to be in charge. Command is
an extraordinary privilege and the weight
of responsibility is very much on your shoulders, and Grant experiences this
as he approaches Fort Henry. [tense music] ‐ So February the 6th, Foote's gunboats begin
to shell Fort Henry. ‐ The infantry's gonna get
behind each fort, seal in
the Confederate defenders while the navy just pummels
Fort Henry into submission

Full Transcript

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‐ They're begging Halleck, prodding Halleck.

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"Please, turn us loose. Let us go,"

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and it's only by the slimmest margins

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that Halleck allows Grant to attack.

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‐ It's very different to be in charge.

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Command is an extraordinary privilege

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and the weight of responsibility

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is very much on your shoulders,

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and Grant experiences this as he approaches Fort Henry.

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[tense music]

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‐ So February the 6th,

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Foote's gunboats begin to shell Fort Henry.

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‐ The infantry's gonna get behind each fort,

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seal in the Confederate defenders

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while the navy just pummels Fort Henry into submission.

Duration

41 seconds

Views

Timestamp in Movie

00:46:15

Uploaded

May 27, 2025

Season

Episode

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.