Grant: The Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant

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Diagnosed with terminal cancer and on the brink on financial ruin, Grant races to finish his memoirs to provide for his family, in this scene from "Freedom's Champion." #Grant
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@HISTORY 4 жыл бұрын

Watch all new episodes of Grant over three consecutive nights starting May 25th at 9/8c, and stay up to date on all of your favorite History Channel shows at history.com/schedule.

@SouthernGentleman 4 жыл бұрын

The series was overall great! Well done! You told a lot in just 3 episodes and I wish you could’ve told the whole story. P.S. “The southern soldier fought for states rights” (The right for each state to independently govern themselves without federal intervention.) - 19 year old CSA soldier Julius Howell.

@candie0404 4 жыл бұрын

Southern Gentleman which includes the right to own slaves 🙄 I mean, you can call it whatever you want but in a nutshell that’s what it was.

@SouthernGentleman 4 жыл бұрын

candie0404 The U.S constitution protected slavery. 5 Union states were slave states. Grant was even a owner. But 70% of the south didn’t have slavery and owners were a minority.

@SouthernGentleman 4 жыл бұрын

candie0404 Except states rights issue has been a problem forever and is still a problem today. Aren’t you tired of federal regulations and taxes on literally everything?

@SouthernGentleman 4 жыл бұрын

Q Thousands of blacks fought for the Confederacy like black Confederate sailor W. S Lewis from CSS Alabama, Cuban Woman Loretta Velasquez dressed as a man to fight for the Confederacy, Cherokee and Choctaw tribes fought for the Confederacy. The last Confederate General to stop fighting was Cherokee General Stand Watie. 10,000 Jews fought for the Confederacy, like Moses Ezekiel. 13,000 Hispanics and 3,000 Mexican-Texans fought for the Confederacy as well, like Santos Benavides. Hundreds of Asians fought for the Confederacy like Charles Chon.

@leoh3892 4 жыл бұрын

I know this might be an unpopular opinion but please make more stuff like this and less ancient aliens.

@Thespian821 4 жыл бұрын

Frankly, sir, I concur.

@kysike666 3 жыл бұрын

Well Said

@connormclernon26 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@TeamKuukiFoodGames 3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@michaelnaumann9047 3 жыл бұрын

I agree, too much aliens, Ice Road, and Pawn Stars, and not enough about our history and the history of the world. I miss the History Channel of the 90s and 2000s

@barbarianremover2463 3 жыл бұрын

Grant was a great general. Grant was a decent president. But most importantly he was a good man with a good heart.

@dogbean5015 3 жыл бұрын

Not a good liver though lol

@generalfred9426 3 жыл бұрын

Grant is an underrated president IMO he just trusted the wrong people. If look at his policies you see that Grant was a very progressive person for his time

@dogbean5015 3 жыл бұрын

@@generalfred9426 not tryna call you out but didn't he like order buffalo soldiers to hunt down indians?

@axelscharf2415 3 жыл бұрын

Sure about that ? His own soldiers called him the Butcher .

@generalfred9426 3 жыл бұрын

@@axelscharf2415 thanks for the good laugh his own soldiers voted for him for president. Also how is that Lee and Burnside that aren't called a butcher despite them launching assaults dwarfing that at Cold Harbor

@veanwhitcher7867 4 жыл бұрын

It's time for President Grant to be reintroduced to a nation that needs to know him again.

@DLordSadow 3 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@whitneymcknight8686 3 жыл бұрын

👏🏽

@dexho1457 3 жыл бұрын

San Franciscos just tore down his statue

@Riplboss 3 жыл бұрын

While he had done many great things for Americans. It ended up costing the Lakota Indian tribes and many others, everything.

@TheMrPeteChannel 3 жыл бұрын

I'm the 100th like!

@charleswinkowski1441 3 жыл бұрын

Grant is always over shadowed by Lincoln and rightfully so. But Grant finished Lincoln’s fight and he deserved better then how he has been portrayed. He is an excellent general, leader and president.

@archivesoffantasy5560 2 жыл бұрын

Not even rightfully so Ulysses S Grant is as important as Abraham Lincoln

@daryllndemmayah4874 Жыл бұрын

@@archivesoffantasy5560 you can make a solid arguement he is more important than Lincoln

@TheMamarebecca Жыл бұрын

Lincoln wouldn't be the president he was without Grant and he knew it.

@larrybaldwin8325 Жыл бұрын

Totally Agree, except for President Parr, he was Manipulated by so called Friends was horrible judge of Character, except for Sherman

@houseblackstark491 7 ай бұрын

He was screwed by the DAC (Daughters of the Confederacy)

@123blakes8 4 жыл бұрын

The history channel actually doing something about history....

@123blakes8 4 жыл бұрын

Bernie Martinez yupp

@jafo766 4 жыл бұрын

Let us $PEAK of the HI$TORY of the Toronto Maple Leaf'$ Dre$$ing Room and the little boys whom had their REAR ENDS WRECKED....GO LEAF'$ GO....futt me in all

@lisabelle7553 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it seems to usually be about UFOs and such lately-- and zi used to watch this channel religiously. Nice to see a solid history doc.

@theunknownpersonism 4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, it isn't as popular as aliens.

@W00KER 4 жыл бұрын

I always wondered why the logo for the Pawn Stars channel was an H.

@Hawktotalwar Жыл бұрын

Grant was recently awarded the rank 6 Star General, he stands now along George Washington and John J. Pershing. A long overdue promotion. For a man who saved/kept the nation together and was also respectful to the South. Also tried to continue Lincoln's legacy after his passing.

@rohith4966 Жыл бұрын

Well-deserved honor, I'm glad more people are recognizing how important he was and his place in American history. Off topic but I hope that General Marshall joins their ranks one day as well.

@yourenotthatguypal3483 8 ай бұрын

@@rohith4966 Hopefully Eisenhower can gain his 6th star as well

@briangulley6027 7 ай бұрын

@@yourenotthatguypal3483 No, Eisenhower wasn't a great general by any means, he was a great politician. He never commanded troops in battle, commanding at the 4 star and above level isn't "commanding in battle." He was a staff officer hie entire career until he commanded the North African campaign. He sucked so bad he had British officers commanding the naval forces, air forces, and ground forces. He job was to keep everyone happy, which all things considered he did. Read "An Army at Dawn" it covers the NA campaign.

@yourenotthatguypal3483 7 ай бұрын

@@briangulley6027 the more you know, thanks for the info bro

@ScootsMcPoot 28 күн бұрын

There is no 6 star general. It was a completely different title. pershing had the title after 1919. Washington didnt get the rank until 1976. But its not a 6 star. The rank is "general of the armies" which means you are absolute highest rank. It was going to be givin to another general, but pershing was still alove and had the title so he refused. 6 star is more of the nickname of the rank

@AbrahamLincoln4 4 жыл бұрын

He seems like a great man. People overlook him so often.

@jr2904 4 жыл бұрын

Very much, history class didn't really do him the justice he deserves.

@thevoid4060 4 жыл бұрын

thank you mr. president

@akasmarty2003 4 жыл бұрын

How you doing Abe?

@capoislamort100 4 жыл бұрын

Abraham Lincoln I thought they killed ya Abe...

@zackosborn1731 3 жыл бұрын

They overlook him because of his unmitigated taste for corruption, ineffective administrative skills, and selling out political favors to the highest bidder....he's a great general though.

@ellennoone8313 2 жыл бұрын

I am 50 yo and was raised on Lost Cause BS. That Grant was a drunk who won by just plowing immense waves of men to their doom until the venerable Lee was worn down. What lies those were. Grant is our greatest general and one of the greatest Americans to ever live. How did we forget that? How could whole country nearly forget one of its greatest sons and allow his name to be so shamefully slandered?

@panzerwolf494 7 ай бұрын

Sadly it's all too easy and grows easier by the decade. Lies are often more accepted than truth because lies can be tailored to the need, fanciful and gripping. All while truth is mundane and cares not for the opinions of those that see it

@TheKieshaKiesha 6 ай бұрын

It goes further back, Clan Grant has always demonstrated this level of greatness. They're an impressive Scottish clan and bloodline with rich history. Yeah sure they're a bit savage and fierce.. butttt that's who they are. Loyal, fierce, drunken butchers... fine. The Grants live and die by freedom, that's all that matters. God bless clan grant

@dogukan127 4 ай бұрын

Not an American here - the more I read about this guy, the more I see a great man beyond his time.

@treasurehunter7320 3 ай бұрын

I am 77 yrs old and was raised on the same Lost Cause Narrative. Slavery was the issue and it had to end.

@GameyRaccoon Ай бұрын

He was great but not our greatest general. I'd say Eisenhower or Washington were better.

@xtremeranger30 2 жыл бұрын

The final letter to Grant from the former Confederate soldier was so beautiful and eloquent. Grant was such a humble and magnanimous man.

@6120mcghee 2 жыл бұрын

Grant was living proof of picking yourself off the floor after you have fallen.

@randomcenturion7264 2 жыл бұрын

No matter how many times he fell, he got right back up.

@Autobotmatt428 2 жыл бұрын

I love the opening to his biography. “My family is American and has been for generations”

@TheKieshaKiesha 6 ай бұрын

My family is Canadian and has been for generations, but at some point his american family and my canadian family intersect. I may live on a different branch but I'm so blessed to know I'm on the same Tree as USG

@ddesign63 4 жыл бұрын

After viewing this series and my being a 56 yr old man of Black America , Chinese American and Irish American mixed blood and living here in NYC, I drove over to Grants Tomb to lay flowers and a card. To my surprise, their was a wreath of flowers and a Black Lives Matter sign there. I was not the only one moved by what this series brought to light. And his heart is surely needed as American cities burn from the injustices that remain from some of our white brothers and sisters. We own this man a debt of gratitude. His humanity for that time period was surely amazing! 🇺🇸✊🏾✊✊🏻

@1rjona 4 жыл бұрын

ddesign63 back in his time he was one of a small minority that Black lives matter. That his legacy is tarnished is the success of those who didn’t believe it is not true

@joshgates5764 4 жыл бұрын

Well said my friend.

@themadlad8540 4 жыл бұрын

If he were alive today he would be urging the President to go after all those terrorist. Don't get your emotion mixed in with reality.

@dadian803 4 жыл бұрын

@@themadlad8540 I doubt that

@georgestemple3310 4 жыл бұрын

Very well put

@carolbell8008 3 жыл бұрын

He was a quiet man with plenty of common sense. Grant was very good with horses and math. He dearly loved his wife and children. All this and a great general. It is mind boggling. Here was a true man in every sense.

@foolslayer9416 2 жыл бұрын

Ulysses S. Grant is one of the greatest heroes in American history. He was indomitable, fair, humble, just, and gritty. He is like the warrior-kings of myth made in the form of a modern man.

@TheKieshaKiesha 6 ай бұрын

As a Grant I intend to name my son after Ulysses, my first name starts with an S so my son will be named Ulysses S Grant in honour

@johnlansing2902 3 жыл бұрын

This man came from nowhere to become the savior of a nation. He fought with no mercy but also with no hate for the opposition for he never thought of the confederate soldier as other than a American who had lost their sense of direction. Greatness when we needed it.

@johngaither9263 8 ай бұрын

People today cannot begin to understand how much Grant was loved, honored and venerated during his time. Lincolns death left Grant as the savior and the man who reunified the nation. Soldiers of all union armies saluted him as their General whether he commanded their army or not. The dispersions and inaccuracies of the "Lost Cause" liars are a crime against a great man.

@nj_brickbuilder7907 2 жыл бұрын

Can't believe I am admitting this, but who else shed a tear at the last part of the video

@trainsnotplanesautomobiler3781 2 жыл бұрын

I did too.. 😢

@casssmith2610 2 жыл бұрын

@enshk79 2 жыл бұрын

Me me me!!! What a great man and a great Patriot!!!!!

@robertwaid3579 2 жыл бұрын

Too NJ Brick builder, from Wyoming, Robert, I'll freely Admit it? That as I'm writing this comment 😃😂 back too you? I still have the Tears in my Eyes 👀👀 from that very Short episode, of US Grant's Legacy. Never fear the Truth? As you are not Alone. Wyoming, Robert, 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏

@Slardax 2 жыл бұрын

Im not even american, and i got watery eyes, i have mad respect for him since along time, a true legend in human history.

@mitchellhawkes22 3 жыл бұрын

This story of Grant's crushing late-life poverty grips the heart. That Samuel Clemens -- aka Mark Twain -- came to Grant's aid is also a great American story. Twain, a boy from Missouri, wrote stories about how he had prepared his young self to fight -- right or wrong -- for the Confederacy. Not very well did Twain prepare, but he gave it a very earnest try. Later, Twain saw the justice of the Union cause. And he came to the Old President's side when Grant was getting help from almost no one. Twain and Grant -- two American treasures. And here they meet.

@johnschuh8616 6 ай бұрын

His weakness was in trying to make up to his wife his failures in business, He was scammed too many times by “friends”. His last real hope for recovery was dashed in 1880 when he failed to receive the Republican nomination for President. Very likely he would have been reelected. But then, of course, the book would not have been written.

@vejustice6091 4 жыл бұрын

I am shocked tht the only things I hve learned abt grant over all these years is tht he was a heavy drinker, a drunken butcher of a general, a corrupt president who did nothing during his eight years as president. Unbelievable. This is a great production. Thank u for the much needed history lesson.

@ddesign63 4 жыл бұрын

The narrative of the South rewrote his history.

@vejustice6091 4 жыл бұрын

@@user-tq3rr8vy2w I get paid tom, I'm making a withdrawal and am getting all fifies. !!

@vejustice6091 4 жыл бұрын

@@ddesign63 boy , tht false history really stuck. I happy to b learning abt him, what a great man! 🐴

@Yoshi-ml4oz 4 жыл бұрын

The Lost Cause narrative of the south has done a good job in changing history!

@ddesign63 4 жыл бұрын

ve justice I totally agree. I’m here in NYC where his remains are interred. I’m a 56 yr old 1/2 Black American. The series moved me so much that I went to Grants Tomb yesterday evening and placed flowers and a card. With all the protest and riots going on here and across the nation. I wanted to honor this great American Hero. His humanity was amazing for that time period in America !❤️✊🏾✊🇺🇸

@BHuang92 3 жыл бұрын

He died fighting to the end. What a hero!

@kevingreen3923 12 күн бұрын

Please make more shows like this. People like General Grant are what made America great, and their stories need to be told for future generations

@awalk56 8 ай бұрын

Grant's and Sherman's memoirs are the two most important books I've read in my 67 years.

@localkiwi9988 4 жыл бұрын

What a Great General. You Americans should be proud that your country produced such a great Geaneral. I read once, Dwight Eisenhower believed he was your greatest. What a accolade from another great general.

@Psyfi85 4 жыл бұрын

Underrated President as well. He was the glue that held this country together for a long time..

@xenophon5159 4 жыл бұрын

He also believed Gen. Lee was great and kept a bust of him in the Oval Office. He was a good man.

@masonthewalker 3 жыл бұрын

Imo he's the best president and general we've ever had. I'm proud that he's American and I'm proud to be related to him.

@alexmason2659 3 жыл бұрын

@@masonthewalker Actually Washington was but Grant is up there by him maybe as great as Washington as well

@alexmason2659 3 жыл бұрын

@@masonthewalker General Grant and General Washington greatest Generals and Presidents in history I went too a High named Ulysses S Grant HS

@baneofbanes 2 жыл бұрын

America was blessed to have men like Grant and Lincoln.

@randomcenturion7264 2 жыл бұрын

We lost them both far too soon. The Aurelians of America.

@ariannashrum9068 3 жыл бұрын

He will forever be one of my favorite people in history. A real, true hero. Wow. I wish there were more men like him in today’s time

@joshsimpson8143 3 жыл бұрын

There are many men to this degree today but as was with Grant their stories will not be told or until after their death someone with power and appreciation campaigns to make them known

@olentangy74 3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@jenniferjohnston6022 3 жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday Ulysses S. Grant . You deserve more respect , than you're been given . The Republican Party needs men like you . You certainly weren't a failed president . It's such a shame that not many people known , today is your birthday . It should be a holiday like Lincoln's. Rest in Peace .

@ericofthewest24 3 жыл бұрын

Grant deserves his own movie. True American Hero through and through!!!

@zacharysmith4787 3 жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie, this made me tear up.

@anjih5297 2 жыл бұрын

As a 22 year old, I just relearned ulysses in my own terms, and fell in love. What an underrated, unappreciated soul.

@elmagnifico5666 8 ай бұрын

I remember doing a report on him and from then on had him as my favorite president. I didn’t know much depth about him other than him being a general, the drinking, and him being the 18th president. Until I saw this awesome 3 part series when it came out. He truly was a Legend and the reason why we are the United States 🇺🇸

@liviadix1433 2 жыл бұрын

I wasn't born in this Country, but as a naturalized American citizen, he represented everything I love of this Country. The more I learn about this man, the more I appreciate him. Now as then, we are divided, and we are in need men of his courage, integrity, wisdom, and perseverance to guide us.

@Scott-ps4yj 3 ай бұрын

Glad to have you as a Citizen of America. Stay well and prosper beyond your dreams.

@bernardomontell873 24 күн бұрын

Amen

@evanv7420 3 жыл бұрын

The overlooked hero of this country we salute you Grant

@randomcenturion7264 2 жыл бұрын

It's good to see more looking into him and appreciating his sacrifices and struggles.

@AgentJJones 3 жыл бұрын

I can't believe now in 2020 they are destroying this man's statue after all he did for this nation The lies being told about one of our great general's It's a dam shame Happy 4th to those that know and understand history

@thomasmaloney843 3 жыл бұрын

BLM protesters tearing down a statue of Grant is bizarre. BLM obviously has a different agenda. Update. Now they have torn down a statue of Lincoln.

@DJCoolK1d 3 жыл бұрын

The people that tore down his statue are ignorant. I’m a BLM supporter & I think Grant is one of the finest public servants to ever grace The United States.

@thcrimsnfckr9704 3 жыл бұрын

@@thomasmaloney843 they tore down Fredrick Douglas too.

@kellyhenderson9972 3 жыл бұрын

Especially when he’s a man who stood up for their rights to vote and freedom. I have a more emotional connection to him as he’s my sixth cousin.

@alexmason2659 3 жыл бұрын

@@thomasmaloney843 the BLM need to realize this man is the reason they are free him and Lincoln

@kylemcmahon9777 3 жыл бұрын

Did a project on him in the 5th grade... the lost cause did this man dirty, painted him as a drunk....

@charlesbates9563 3 жыл бұрын

Jealous parties were constantly reporting to Lincoln that Grant was a drunk & must be replaced. Lincoln commented that, whatever Grant was drinking, he wanted to send a barrel of it to all of his other generals. On another occasion he said "I cannot spare this man. He fights."

@MaxwellAerialPhotography 3 жыл бұрын

Grant certainly drank, but it was not consistent, at times none and others to much. Often correlated to his distance from his family and his level of activity.

@rc7625 3 жыл бұрын

@Carlos Baez Exactly. Revisionist clowns.

@generalfred9426 3 жыл бұрын

@Carlos Baez The only type of people who somehow love supporting the losing side

@bubhub64 4 жыл бұрын

This miniseries about Grant was outstanding. Was glued to my TV every second while watching the story about the remarkable General U.S. Grant. Thanks History channel.

@elmagnifico5666 5 ай бұрын

He is part of the reason why we are the United States

@chaosXP3RT Жыл бұрын

It's such a tragedy. He was a true American hero. U.S. Grant didn't deserve to suffer as much he did. Watching this makes me wanna cry. God Bless him! He saved the Union and fought for what was right!

@randomcenturion7264 Жыл бұрын

And yet no matter how much he suffered, even his slander after his death, his legend and his character were never defeated.

@kn6706 2 жыл бұрын

No matter what any Lost Causer tries to say, no matter how Southern sympathisers might try to lie and twist the truth, we true Americans know that the two greatest men to face the 19th century were named Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. God bless them both.

@buckchile614 Жыл бұрын

This was the beginning of the Conservative movement to dig as deep as a fingernail in a coffin

@megansweeney711 Жыл бұрын

Amen to your statement!

@veanwhitcher7867 3 жыл бұрын

History has not been fair to this brave man.

@gerrytyrrell1507 3 жыл бұрын

"He was the greatest soldier of the 19th century, nobody else could hold a candle to him.America needs leaders like him again.......Ireland

@bowen4878 4 жыл бұрын

“The southerners are our countrymen again! I don’t see any reason to humiliate them.” - Ulysses Grant 🇸🇴 🇺🇸

@bowen4878 4 жыл бұрын

Boyd Cord You mean one actor and his buddies? Actors have always been dumb hot heads in politics.

@jimwind7589 4 жыл бұрын

Should strung em all up for treason. Traitors.

@swirvinbirds1971 4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately even today we still see the opposition flag flown in the South and hear 'the South Shall rise again' all too often.

@swfan4195 4 жыл бұрын

Swirvin' Birds people down here say it as a joke tho, I’m sure there are some who really want to rise again but they r few and far between

@bowen4878 4 жыл бұрын

Jim Wind No confederate was convicted of treason and the north shot first. George Washington was a southerner. Get education hateful bigot

@carborundable 2 жыл бұрын

Sometime after Grant’s presidencies he and wife went to England to visit his daughter and new grandchild. Expecting just a few welcoming dignitaries would be there on his arrival, Grant was flabbergasted to see over 100,000 Englishmen were there to welcome him! Grant had won international fame, love, and respect and not the smearing disrespect he was buried under later.

@randomcenturion7264 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to see that disrespect is starting to shatter after all these years. Grant deserves to be remembered well.

@m3rl707 2 жыл бұрын

@@randomcenturion7264 what disrespect?

@randomcenturion7264 2 жыл бұрын

@@m3rl707 For a long time, Grant has been written off as "A drunk who only won through superior numbers" and was even called The Butcher, which is pretty unfair when you consider the context of why he fought the way he did and is very inconsiderate of how much he cared about his men, openly weeping when he read the casualty counts on one occasion. For too long, Grant's faults were hyperbolized and his achievements were buried. And it's good to see him getting the recognition he deserves.

@metrolax 4 жыл бұрын

A wonderful series. It was only 6 hours long, so many of the things many of us wished had been included could not have been. Still, it is time to set the record straight on Grant, and the History Channel got this one right. Admired by both North and South

@gregoryaparker 4 жыл бұрын

It was 4 hours long

@alzabeesww 4 жыл бұрын

It was about 20 hours long with all of the stinking commercials.

@porsche911sbs 4 жыл бұрын

I recommend people read Chernow's biography of Grant. He wrote this miniseries... the book tells the same story in more detail.

@tommyboyindy1157 3 жыл бұрын

Essess Nine : Better yet, read Grant’s memoirs. They are the better book. Grant writes in a vert easy to read style and the book is hard to put down. Easily the best book written by an American President.

@archivesoffantasy5560 2 жыл бұрын

@@tommyboyindy1157 well mark Twain was part of that too though right?

@cavbrausen8421 3 жыл бұрын

They should’ve put Grant on Mount Rushmore

@MrJohn-wy2hn 3 жыл бұрын

I thought that too

@ZeflonXHD 3 жыл бұрын

I agree so much with this!

@dadian803 3 жыл бұрын

Birth, Growth, Development, Preservation, and Saving the Union. Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, Lincoln, and Grant

@ReformedSooner24 3 жыл бұрын

I actually agree with this. We should also put Jackson up there.

@TheMrPeteChannel 3 жыл бұрын

@@ReformedSooner24 Which one?

@rafaelrodriguez-rm8ec 4 жыл бұрын

for this man! to sell fire wood in desperate times,shows what a real person of character will do, to feed his family !!

@panthercreek60 4 жыл бұрын

I cut & sold firewood , too. Can I also be a manufactured hero?

@ryannettleton4708 3 жыл бұрын

The background music in this segment was just beautiful. They did General Grant justice not just in the series, but the music was as if it was Grant’s voice speaking.

@ermanmartin5032 3 жыл бұрын

General Grant is one of the greatest generals if not the greatest . He will not be forgotten.

@johngaither9263 8 ай бұрын

Grant is the only General of either side to destroy three enemy armies. That excludes the "Master" of Generals Robert E. Lee who destroyed none.

@rustyheckler8766 3 жыл бұрын

Lee knew how to fight and win battles. Grant knew how to fight and win wars....

@stevenhodgkiss442 4 жыл бұрын

This was one of the best History Channel documentaries I have ever seen. I loved the balance of the story. I am now reading his memoirs as a result. I believe this nation sacrificed so much that is overlooked these days. Everybody in our nation should watch this. It is not only educational, but I believe it can prepare our hearts for the national dialogue that begs to be engaged, especially these days.

@benjaminheadlee8485 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone else get teary eyed at the Confederate's letter? Just me?

@randomcenturion7264 Жыл бұрын

It's such a beautiful thing to hear a former enemy writing such kind words in peace time to his old enemy.

@peterhill8398 19 күн бұрын

I’m blaming the onions l just happened to be peeling. 😢

@gilmorehappy7141 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You Ulysses S GRANT! 🙏🏼

@jomaejoestar4001 2 жыл бұрын

He should be put on mount Rushmore, one of the greatest heros in the history of our country

@dougg6706 Жыл бұрын

My Rushmore should be dismantled. It was carved on stolen Lakota land, built by a KKK sympathizer. I say, let the native Americans determine what happens on their land

@neilpemberton5523 4 жыл бұрын

US Grant. The general who held the line for 16 years, from 1861 to 1877!

@JRobbySh 3 жыл бұрын

Longer than that. Until his death.

@soonleongong4863 3 жыл бұрын

Grant is a very respectable general in history. He may not be the best US President but definitely a very good general that turns the tides many times for America. On the siege of Vicksburg, he freed a lot of slaves. I personally felt that he should be one of the States national heroes, definitely par with Lincoln.

@chadcj2077 4 жыл бұрын

The GREATEST President and General in American History

@jimwind7589 4 жыл бұрын

Real Patriots!

@jfontanez1838 4 жыл бұрын

Yea you right don’t forget Washington as well

@qs4177 4 жыл бұрын

Greatest General I can accept but he was far from a good president

@chaoticwj1772 4 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure about that… Maybe general… But not president.

@localkiwi9988 4 жыл бұрын

@Grateful American Not a great President? When he died, over a million people lined the streets of New York, which is huge compared to todays population of New York. That doesn't sound like a corrupt president to me.

@timothydavidcurp 3 жыл бұрын

One of the many reasons I love my country.

@aemiliadelroba4022 2 жыл бұрын

We shall remember him as a hero always .

@Whytito1483 3 жыл бұрын

Iam indonesian and i respect him so much

@6120mcghee 2 жыл бұрын

Lincoln wrote the Emancipation, and Grant made sure it was carried out.

@Really_Its_Me 4 жыл бұрын

I live bout an hour south of Galena his hometown and I love to visit there from time to time..such a picturesque place especially during the fall...I can’t wait to go back 🙏🏻

@thomasmaloney843 3 жыл бұрын

Actually he was originally from Point Pleasant and Georgetown Ohio. Both are close to Cincinnati. You can go through his childhood homes.

@buddy92jones 2 жыл бұрын

There needs to be a major movie made about one of the greatest Americans that ever lived

@fabiobonetta5454 3 жыл бұрын

America's greatest unsung hero

@dougdouglas3945 Жыл бұрын

Well said!

@louisdefilippi8982 3 жыл бұрын

This brings a tear to my eye; such a sad situation and so brave a response.

@USHistoryRabine 3 жыл бұрын

Grant hated slavery so much, he freed a slave given to him by his father-in-law.

@dc-bueno.2262 2 жыл бұрын

And important to mention, he was incredibly poor at the time.

@Hawktotalwar 2 жыл бұрын

@@dc-bueno.2262 A slave back then is like a house. So is like he gave up on his house

@tinacastro5306 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a descendent of Grant. My great great grandfather. I’m proud of my history and where I came from. Grant-Smith-Lee-Jones-Culligan- Castro. My ancestors is my history.

@RealD8 3 жыл бұрын

For real? Dad's side or moms side?

@gnomesmellterribly7233 3 жыл бұрын

Don't let America forget him

@BHuang92 3 жыл бұрын

What do you think of today's reevaluation of your ancestor? Has your family talked much about their ancestry and their links to Grant?

@ralphcolbert8315 4 жыл бұрын

He was a great man a real man

@CallMeCDubbs 3 жыл бұрын

It is such a same that such a great man is just a footnote in American history. Thank you history channel to opening my eyes to a great American hero.

@johnadams7963 Жыл бұрын

As earthly heroes go, Grant and Washington are mine. Those two are America's greatest treasures.

@mrm64 Жыл бұрын

Tbh the moment I saw what Grant looked like on a Presidents ruler in school, I just knew he was something special. Tired eyes, a thick beard, battle-worn...but eyes that said "freedom or die trying..." Long live Grant. My ancestors would not have been freed without him and his army...

@Abdus_VGC Жыл бұрын

The efforts of Abraham Lincoln is baseless without Ulysses S. Grant

@MrArthurlandry 3 жыл бұрын

you are making a grown man cry; thanks

@killertigerace 3 жыл бұрын

Ironic that the lost causers called him a drunk and a butcher Yet who lost to him

@hollyledford7217 2 жыл бұрын

The story of Ulysses S. Grant was amazing!! The ending of this video almost made me tear up. GRANT WILL ALWAYS BE MY HERO & MY PRESIDENT!! People SHOULD RESPECT him MORE!!

@blaine5750 2 жыл бұрын

There are men who die well respected, and there are men who die as legends.

@NMerriott80 10 ай бұрын

I highly recommend everyone read his personal memoir. The man is America's greatest hero beyond any doubt.

@gotogi83 Жыл бұрын

That letter at the end... just so good.

@PopeLando Жыл бұрын

Not enough praise here for Justin Salinger's performance as Grant. A little known English character actor, he got the opportunity to be the lead role in this epic production, to play a General and a U.S. President, and he knocked it out of the park. Not even an Emmy nom.

@GoTfan-eb8tk 4 ай бұрын

Docudramas are difficult to nominate for awards because they fall in an awkward territory between TV dramas and documentaries, and they usually end up in the latter category. However, a biopic about Grant is long overdue, and Salinger should get first dibs.

@Astro1645 3 жыл бұрын

I read his memoirs, they are fasinating and well written, highly recommended.

@fabiobonetta5454 Жыл бұрын

Amen

@j.a.emmanueltemplemann5627 2 жыл бұрын

What a Hero, Greatest General in American History, by far Gd bless the memory of him

@washingtondc8446 2 жыл бұрын

He is the greatest American to have ever lived, in any time period, in any generation, by far. Hiram Ulysses Grant, may you rest in eternal and ever lasting peace, and sit next to God on his magnificent golden throne. Finally, may he be remembered as the man who saved the nation, the man who united the nation, and the man who as General & Chief and President fought to get the nation on the right track so that all could truly be equal in this great country. Amen.

@tenisalot 2 жыл бұрын

These actors playing Grant and Twain do an amazing job...such nuance in their expressions and delivery....I have watched this segment at least 10 times now....and the guy who played Grant was fantastic throughout the series!

@geoffreyrichardson8738 7 ай бұрын

The right man at the right place at the right time

@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723 5 ай бұрын

Octavian had Agrippa, Justinian had Belisarius, Lincoln had Grant,

@toddevans5731 21 күн бұрын

Lennon had McCartney

@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723 21 күн бұрын

@@toddevans5731 Not what I was going forth but yes,

@NONEOFYOURBIZ69 18 күн бұрын

Napoleon had Ney

@anneshalaby8910 3 күн бұрын

And Sherman

@jamellfoster6029 Жыл бұрын

President Grant was a wonderful, caring person. He loved his family and his country. He helped bring about a lot of laws to protect African Americans. He established the first national park. He ensured that his wife and kids were well taken care of as he was dying of cancer. He was not a butcher as the Confederates suffered more casualties than the Union did. Grant cared about the future of this country which was tied to emancipating those who were in bondage. He really was the President who went to bat for African Americans...

@UrbanCohort Жыл бұрын

If having ex-rebel soldiers write to him with well-wishes and having two ex-rebel generals be pall bearers at his funeral doesn't convince people that Grant *wasn't* a mere butcher, then there's no convincing them. "Let there be peace." -US Grant (the butcher).

@jaysartori9032 2 жыл бұрын

I wish there were more Grant out there now in the world today? Because we should sure need someone like him to guide us all through the darkness to the light!

@cosmicman6201 3 жыл бұрын

This made me cry 😭 Seeing what’s going on right now and there taking statues down of this giant.

@bdflatlander 3 жыл бұрын

We could sure use a man with the character of Ulysses S. Grant today. We had just such a man when Dwight Eisenhower was President. He was a man who served his country at the highest levels of leadership, just as Grant did.

@Zutakameku1 2 жыл бұрын

I think an amazing part of his character is when his father in law gifts him a slave and even when his poor and selling that slave could help his family so much financially he instead …freed the man

@AliceInPantera Жыл бұрын

This miniseries was one of the most fascinating and well done things the History Channel has ever put together imo. I truly believe they couldn't have picked a better actor to play General Grant. They should really play this more often, rather than The Joke of Oak Island

@reyb1649 4 жыл бұрын

If only they had GOFUNDME back then. The Grant family would've been taken care of.

@c3wichman 3 жыл бұрын

The charitable side of me thinks his situation is why politicians get a pension when they leave office. No one who has done such good work for their country should have to worry about how their family will cope

@moarliekmirite 3 жыл бұрын

lolwut

@joshgates5764 4 жыл бұрын

GREAT DOCUMENTARY. Every American citizen should watch this hole series so we the people never forget the sins and victories of our past.

@tamaliaalisjahbana6849 Күн бұрын

He was a truly great man, a great general and a generous human being.

@MrPhotodoc 2 жыл бұрын

Lincoln chose wisely when he picked U.S. Grant. Let's pray that there are men and women as wise as he today to guide the USA.

@willluecking326 3 жыл бұрын

We need a Movie about Grant played by Joel Edgerton

@JRobbySh 3 жыл бұрын

Second that. If not a mini-series.

@esanch4918 3 жыл бұрын

Not a bad idea. Good call.

@RedPillRealist 8 ай бұрын

America needs to introduce Grant back into its culture. Today a man like him is needed more then ever

@iaminevitable6232 2 жыл бұрын

I salute this man, even to this day.

@erichill9492 Жыл бұрын

Thank you setting the record straight on this amazing American hero.

@tomsurber2293 2 жыл бұрын

Lee a hero and Grant a villain? That maybe the most insane narrative in history and the fact that some people believe that today is disgraceful. Grant is a hero of the highest order who was more important than anyone in preserving our union and Lee was a traitor his country.

@johngaither9263 8 ай бұрын

Lee loved Virginia but he also loved the income his 200 slaves provided to his family. Lee was not a kind and gentle master either. He allowed floggings and sold off family members when it suited him.

@gabeking9444 3 жыл бұрын

I saw the whole thing.....and I found my new favorite general and my second favorite president

@Mac-nv2xs 3 жыл бұрын

He was one of greatest Americans in history. To bad that his, and Lincoln's vision of reconstruction wasn't fulfilled. Had it been, much suffering especially in the south would've been avoided.