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We have over
600,000 people dead, and people are tired of it. ‐ The Northern public
was craving some good news. Initially, the morale
in the North had been buoyed by this new decisiveness
of Grant after the Wilderness, and they demanded
a quick victory. But by the time
Grant reaches Cold Harbor, they were impatient as the rivers
of blood continued. [indistinct chatter] ‐ That's it, General.
One more in a minute, sir
600,000 people dead, and people are tired of it. ‐ The Northern public
was craving some good news. Initially, the morale
in the North had been buoyed by this new decisiveness
of Grant after the Wilderness, and they demanded
a quick victory. But by the time
Grant reaches Cold Harbor, they were impatient as the rivers
of blood continued. [indistinct chatter] ‐ That's it, General.
One more in a minute, sir
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We have over
600,000 people dead,
00:00:04.504 --> 00:00:08.216
and people are tired of it.
00:00:08.216 --> 00:00:11.386
‐ The Northern public
was craving some good news.
00:00:11.386 --> 00:00:13.888
Initially, the morale
in the North had been buoyed
00:00:13.888 --> 00:00:18.999
by this new decisiveness
of Grant after the Wilderness,
00:00:18.999 --> 00:00:20.895
and they demanded
a quick victory.
00:00:20.895 --> 00:00:23.481
But by the time
Grant reaches Cold Harbor,
00:00:23.481 --> 00:00:25.001
they were impatient
00:00:25.001 --> 00:00:27.735
as the rivers
of blood continued.
00:00:29.154 --> 00:00:31.989
[indistinct chatter]
00:00:33.324 --> 00:00:36.994
‐ That's it, General.
One more in a minute, sir.
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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.