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Grant surrounds and sieges Vicksburg, leading to a crucial victory for the Union, this clip from "Lincoln's General." #Grant
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Excellent piece of the episode
When you're so early to the comment sections, this is the only comment you read.....
When will the Mini Series be available on the Prime/Apple TV Channel History Play?
When is the full series coming to the History channel UK?????????
When will the whole series be available on DVD? Also, did Lee really want to go west to Vicksburg?
U.S. Grant: *digs two parallel series of trenches so he can siege the enemy while being sieged*
Julius Caesar: *THAT'S MY BOY*
My thoughts exactly!
Only 0050's BC kids will get this one.
@@davidcooke8005, lol.
Um no you idiot's he built two series of trenches for the siege of Vicksburg and the second set of trenches so he doesn't have the confederate army attacking from the rear 🙄it's not a siege well being seiged my God your dumb 🙄😂🤣
@@daringachne4364 Hmm, your grammar and spelling may actually not support your name calling. Your Knowledge of ancient military history is kind of lacking as well. Siege of Alesia.
Have we traveled back in time cause I’m seeing history on the History Channel
😂😅😂😅😂😅
@SunOnShine it was Grant's corruption as president, in part I believe, that led to the compromise of 1877 that ended the reconstruction era and set civil rights back a 100 years
Really
@SunOnShine At least you dropped all pretense of peaceful protests and called it for what they are: riots.
LOL I know, what is even happening??
FINALLY, actual history on the History Channel!
Some history.. lot of mistakes in this
What?
It ain't history if there are no aliens involved...
Hope CZcams don't demonetize them...
What? No monster trucks or ancient alien conspiracies? You mean actual and factual history? Oh..my word.
When you drive into Vicksburg, there is a sign that reads " Welcome to Vicksburg. Stay as long as you like. Grant sure did.".
It says that at Petersburg too
Why isn’t this man revered in American history. Not only did he save the union but he fought for racial equality and civil rights. There should be a federal holiday named after this man 🇺🇸
He’s on the $50 bill, but I agree. There should be more.
@@tluv6921
I'm not American but I know this President Grant was reluctant to be president, he squashed the KKK and he tried to get rid of corruption in the government.
Dude should be revered more.
He was a drunk
Lost Cause propaganda mostly, as well as several decades of academic scholarship which depicted Grant as a weak and ineffective president. Thankfully, the consensus on both of those issues is slowly swinging back in the opposite direction, with much more positive assessments of Grant becoming the norm.
@@kyledonahue9315 In that way he's a lot like Jimmy Carter I feel. A good person that wants to do what's right, but he didn't have a great presidency and that has hurt their reputation.
He was called a butcher because lost 50 % of his men. Lee lost the same amount of men but nobody says anything.
Lee also made the huge mistake by attacking the enemy when they had the high ground
@@thomasortega2838 "it is over Lee, I have the high ground
Lee didn’t fight correctly based on his situation. Grant could afford to use up man power as gruesome as that sounds. Lee didn’t have the resources or men to spare to do mass charges like he did. He should have used more guerrilla tactics.
I mean we call him “Loser”
People that lose will make any excuse about why they lost
Lincoln on Grant: "I can't spare this man; he fights!
Amen!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Best comment!
Lincoln "What does he drink?"
Aide "Whiskey, sir."
Lincoln "Send some to my other generals."
So do lawyers and car salesmen hahahaha.....😅
One cup of water a day...in the South...in the Summer. I would have surrendered by late afternoon. On a side note, thank you History Channel. THIS kind of program is why we love you
In Mississippi, in June/July, with a near constant bombardment of hot, exploding artillery shells, surrounded by 35,000 hot sweaty dudes. I agree, pack it in and raise the white flag by evening time.
No booze? I quit.
@@pittland44 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The best thing about history is you cannot smell it.
So then you add a tea bag and a cup of sugar and call it the waffle house 😂
I don't think Grant had a revengeful bone in his body. At Appomatox, He hushed his troops from cheering saying "These are our countrymen now, and should be treated as such". What an American.
As a tradition after a battle, the defeated General would give the victor their sword and their horse. Grant allowed Lee to keep both.
Grant was class act man, and military genius!!
In 17 Days, Grant's Army marched 200 miles and Won 5 Battles.
Not quite napoleon who I think won 6 battles in 8 days marching around 150 miles.
My 3rd great grandfather was one of them. We have his diary. He was disturbed by the brutality but I say…slavery itself was more brutal. Not a cause worth fighting for. I put it on the level of the Holocaust evil.
And then he went to Moscow and lost 95% of his troops. Genius!! I take Grant over Nappy@alanb9443.@@alanb9443
@@alanb9443 Dam ner close
I’ve actually seen those entrenchments, they’re still visible at Vicksburg to this day
I used to play there as a child. Lol
I've seen them too. My parents took us there when I was about 14. The Vicksburg military park is an amazing place.
I just biked it today... was warned about the hills, ugh...
Me too
Wow would love to visit them!
5:35
"By personal property do you mean to include slaves?"
*nods*
"Sidearms, horses, no slaves.. no slaves leave with you."
Thank you, sir.
Build a double ring fence around the enemy, the tactic was used by julius caesar 2000 years ago
Against Vercingetorix in Alesia
My thought exactly. Caesar however wasn't as generous. He crucified thousands on the march back to Rome. Vercengettorix was parroted in the square
The super siege!
I imagine Grant studied Caesar at West Point
Which was studied by military officers for hundreds of years.
Grant started out as a quartermaster. That experience stuck with him while he was thinking large scale operations. In Mexico he got involved in battle and found, to his surprise that he was good at that. He was always cool while in motion. A brilliant horseman he loved horses and this increased his under stand-in of cavalry. Finally he knew how to handle huge numbers of men. Finally, he was truly humble. He knew how good he was.
Amateurs talk tactics professionals talk logistics. Without Vicksburg the Confederacy had to way to send troop's, food, and other supplies from Texas and states West of the Mississippi.
Grant was the absolute hero the North needed.
No he is the hero the US needed.
@@apeman9238 Can you imaging what he would do to Putin?
@@6120mcghee give him a bottle of wiskey and let the show begin.
Why
@@apeman9238 meaning what?
"You were right and I was wrong..." Now thats a leader that can accept being wrong and admit it without being a fool about it
Lincoln was a very self-confident man.
I wonder if Trump would have come even close to admitting something like that. 🤔🧐
@@shiwanmavaneh4618 Short answer no...
Lincolns invasion illegal, later KKk overthrew the occupation.
@@edwardclement102The rebels never paid the justified price. Lincoln was soft.
I guess COVID-19 has finally done some good: it made history channel realize that people really want HISTORY content!
Much better than watching blacksmiths getting judged.
“No Slaves” almost made me cry! Freeedooom!
@Gary Hunt nah, when grant became president, his greatest actions was his enfranchisement of black ppl in the United States and destroying the KKK
If it wasnt for US Grant, The US as we know it today wouldnt exist.Thank God for such s Brave General. May God bless his soul🇺🇸🙏
This includes the role he played in Reconstruction. Grant throw his weight against Johnson and his allies. This included Seward.
Why wouldn’t we exist
@@type7diabetes96 What?
Anti-Logan Paul Why wouldn’t we exist? You know the Confederate States were not going to take over the US right? They just wanted to establish themselves as a country.
@@type7diabetes96 What i meant to say was that the US as we know it now, wouldnt exist. If the confederecy would of won, we would be a smaller country.
Bravo History. This is what we want. No more reality bs!
Mike Hooson finally!!
But I thought Ancient Aliens was the best comedy on television!
True history doesn't bring in the money.
TLC USED TO BE ABOUT LEARNING....
NOW IT'S ABOUT BABY PAGEANTS MIDGETS AND FAT HOARDERS.
But this is expensive. Reality BS is cheap and popular.
Agree. Enough with the crappy reality tv shows.
Very good to see the lies of the “lost cause” about U.S. Grant corrected.
Yes, that lie has done immense damage to this country; it lingers strongly in the south and is used as justification for the un-justifiable.
Read about Grant and his Presidential Administration
Corruption and Failure.... He lost the battle of Peace
@@mainely8007 Yes sir, it has done immense damage to this country and to the South itself. No one likes to lose and no one likes to have to think the thought, "My cause was not a good one in the first place."
We're seeing that same dynamic play out in regards to the 2020 election. "We didn't lose, We were stabbed in the back" by this or by that or by machines or sneaky people, etc.
Losing is hard and having fought for a not very good cause is harder.
Hmm... Maybe mixing up a couple of disparate events?
@@grantsmythe8625 You know the whole "we don't lose, we were stabbed in the back" was also used by a certain failed artist from Austria...
I cleared my schedule to watch this in it's entirety when it aired. Surprisingly well done. Grant proved at Vicksburg, he was basically a 20th century General that lived in the 19th century. If you stuck him in a time machine and dropped him in WWII, he would fit in perfectly with every 20th century general of that time. He was basically Patton without the brash, over-the-top personality. He literally invented modern US joint operations at Vicksburg and was the forerunner of D-Day some 80 plus years later.
This man should not only be in the conversation of being one of the greatest American commanders, but he should also be in the conversation of one of the greatest commanders of history up there with Hannibal, Julius Caesar, Napoleon, and Alexander the Great. How many military commanders can claim they annihilated 3 different armies, much less in 3 years? Not many. The fact that despite being a middle of the pack student at West Point, he also borrowed from the playbook of Julius Caesar building defenses at his rear while besieging Vicksburg, shows a profound understanding of history and displaying both strategic and tactical genius.
Too be fair for middle of the pack student. Of the 200+ students that started out he was of a few that still remained. And of subjects he excelled in were civilian categories of mathematics and engineering, one of his only subjects he had trouble with was military history.
And was offered a job as a junior proffessor of mathematics at a university I believe. I've been reading Ron Chernow's novel 'Grant' and it is phenomenal definately worth a read. He may of been middle of the pack but it was an extraordinary pack he competed with.
A lot of that combined arms approach must also be credited to Admiral Andrew Foote, and old Navy salt that Grant worked with early on. Foote from the get go fully committed himself and his flotilla to Grant's purposes without fuss. It was a wonderful partnership of combined arms and set the tone for future operations. Foote's naval guns saved Grant on several occasions. Sadly Foote passed away without much fanfare for what he'd accomplished.
Good list of brilliant Military Commanders, I come from New Zealand and Love the story of General Grant,I rate him high for his Generaling abilities I also love the story of Russia's Marshal Georgi Zhukov I think without him the Russians might have lost WW2 , General Grant and Marshal Zhukov had very similar ways of conducting Battle
Classic standard tactic nothing to see here
Study of the Classics. Caesar built a wall around Versongetrix. He built a second wall to his own back to defend against a combined attack from inside and out.
Grant knew and adapted this protective strategy.
Alesia
Yep. Pulled that one on Pompey, too.
General Grant slapped down every Confederate general he came across on the battlefield.
An American hero of heroes. Helped Lincoln save the nation, crushed the scourge of slavery, and move us forward. Every American should watch this documentary. Thanks History Channel.
Imagine that this strategic and tactical warrior believed himself finished as a military man, as he ran his family’s store…until he was called upon! Impressive.
When Lincoln first met Grant the two immediately warmed to each other. When Grant was discussing strategy with him Lincoln said something like "The fellow that isn't skinning ought to at least grab a leg." A Midwest (known as the Northwest at the time) saying that Grant immediately understood about coordinating all the North's military power to a common plan.
His strategy at Vicksburg sounds a lot like Caesar at Alesia.
Well he went to Westpoint so I think he’d have been Aware of that Particular battle. 🤷♀️
Only really the final phase of the campaign was based on Caesar at Alesia (and unlike Caesar, he had to deal with two different armies that could make a thrust to relieve the city he was besieging). The rest of it was something truly brilliant. He divided his army three times using each part to carry out a different mission while acting on a different time table. The Majority of his army flooded the Mississippi, landed at Grand Gulf, and marched the full 200 Miles and fought the majority of the battles. He left 1 Corps under Sherman to feint towards Vicksburg to tie down the army there and would only move once the Navy and ran the blockade and pin Pemberton in the Northwest of the theatre of operations. Meanwhile, his cavalry under Benjamin Grierson (who had been given the entire Union Cavalry force under Grant who stripped his army of virtually every cavalry regiment he could find to carry out this task) completed a series of raids where they destroyed bridges connecting the other two confederate Armies in the theatre and stringing them out across all of Mississippi as they began leading confederate cavalry on a wild goose chase across the state. In the end, the confusion and paralysis caused by his preparations were more of a shield to his army than the fortifications he made were. Bragg and Johnston's forces were too scattered to actually mount a successful relief.
@@carolyndobry785 Westpoint in those days was an engineering school. Military strategy mostly stressed Napoleon
@@bobapbob5812 ...so what do you think Napoleon's learned from??
Wonder it all happened as Caesar described it?
What a Great General and President, Grant is so underrated 🇺🇸
US Grant, the savior of this great nation and a true Hero and Patriot!
@aztecwarrioruno I second that!!
Great nation? Where? You must be blind
In response to J Ray. Obviously you didn't watch the miniseries because that issue was addressed at length. You're statement about indentured servants has some hints of truth, but first was not a common practice by mid 19th century involuntary servitude abolished by the 13th amendment and peonage in 1867. But you might be confusing this with Hawaii when after being annexed by the U.S. it was finally outlawed in 1900. So I can see where you made your mistake, because of those brave Hawaiian Union soldiers.
J Ray He owned one slave and freed him shortly after receiving him. Not buying him. Receiving him through his marriage to Julia Dent. He also worked beside his slave, showing him that they were alike, in some ways.
J Ray “he was no different than his southern counterparts” Well for one, he didn’t commit treason.
Grant did not like sieges but he had a knack for winning them.
My great grandfather ( my mothers mother’s father) was a Corp in the Confederate Army and was captured by Gen Grant at the Battle of Vicksburg and spent two years as a POW. Years later my mothers oldest brother married Gen Grants great niece. I bet my great grandfather was rolling in his grave. True story.
Like the old saying: "If you can't beat them, join them."
How did he spend 2 years as a POW? when in this video they say after Grant was Victorious. He let all the Confederate Soldiers go back home. No POW'S. just curious. Not trying to be a smarty pants.
??? What? No POWs taken from Vicksburg
The confederate soldiers were paroled and allowed to go home until properly exchanged.
"Americans that have gone astray." Well said.
I always knew General Grant was very noble!! I can see why he became our eighteenth president years later!!! 🇺🇸
Well his anti Semitism wasn’t noble and he was a owner, but no one is perfect.
@@bowen4878 that Puts him on par with modern republicans
He was a government troglodyte.
@@kylew.4896 you're joking right? 90% of modern day antisemitism comes out of the democratic party. Have you listened to anything AOC, Omar, Talib, or the rest of the clown squad girl possy has said about jews and israel?
@@onebuffalo5402 That is the trap, being anti-Israeli does not necessarily equal being anti-Semitic. Israel likes to conflate the two so they can hide from legitimate criticism of their actions.
It is just a terrible shame we lack men like U.S. Grant & Lincoln today.
One of the finest Americans. We should be especially proud of him.
Now i like Grant's guts , he is truly a Man of Honor , Warrior and Humanity.
I am a native of Vicksburg, Mississippi and I respect US Grant... I was glad that Grant and the Union won and that Vicksburg became part of the USA again.. Grant made a lot of tough decisions and a lot of his men were lost because of it and that led to his depression and drinking problems over time.. he was able to kick those conditions though and become a really good President!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Grant was bad to the bone but also compassionate... a keen strategist...he was an immeasurable asset to the Union initiative and to all of America as her president !!!
Surprising considering the years from being beat down by family and the neighborhood. The man was bullied mercilessly and called a failure as a husband for not being able to separate from his family's financial support and failure as a solider for his drinking problem (was forced to resign in the 1850s for drunken behavior)
As a President he was honest himself but had one of the most corrupt administrations ever.
For those of you that have never visited Vicksburg, make sure you visit one day. One of the most important historical towns in the US, along with 4 casinos, and some of the best food in the world.
The Inn at Cedar Grove in Vicksburg is where we stay. Several ancestors fought with Grant's Troops there. Many in the 93rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Reg.. Vicksburg was justifiably called The Gibraltar of the South at that time.
My great great great grandpa was part of the siege. God bless him and the other men who fought to preserve the union
My 3rd great grandfather severed in the 17th Louisiana infantry company C. He was there when Vicksburg fell and was one of the soldiers who was paroled. My other grandfathers were in Gettysburg that day in the army of northern Virginia and the 8th Alabama infantry or died in battles before. My other 3rd great grandfather was fighting at Gettysburg for the union in the 88th Ohio infantry.
That's pretty interesting.
They glossed over the difficulties he had getting into position. Grant tried about six different ways of getting his troops into position for the siege. See how that map shows his line of travel off to the west of the Mississippi? That's the canal they dug to get the gunboats and troop transports downriver past the batteries at Vicksburg to finally land them on the east bank.
Actually this clip is the tail end of this episode with the probably about half of or more of it devoted to just that problem.
I own the series, they do talk about his failed Bayou Campaigns, then his running of Vicksburg guns, advance towards Jackson, then turning back towards Vicksburg. This is an edited clip to focus on Vicksburg.
I can't help but think Grant studied Caesar. The two trenches makes me think of the two walls at Alesia
Well, since he did graduate West Point, it's safe to assume he studied all the ancient warrior generals and their campaigns.
"Unconditional Surrender" Grant!
I was just doing some family research and discovered that my great-great-grandfather was captured at Vicksburg in May of 1863 and imprisoned at Fort Delaware. His brother would be killed in Georgia the following year in a battle there.
The Vicksburg battle field is a sight to see. I visited there 2 years ago and found the 3rd Louisiana redan, where my 3rd great grandfather fought
_The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity._ - Ulysses S. Grant
A great quote, about a truly great American hero. Also, a new quote to me. Thank you! 4/19/22.
Lincoln upon hearing rumors of Grant's drinking habit - "If I can get a hold of Grant's whiskey brand, I would turn into a drinker myself as he keeps winning battles with that liquor."
7:11 Walking like a boss.
This honestly should have been a movie in just how good some of the acting is
It's actually unbelievable that his statue was torn down in San Francisco, what a shame
It’s just a statue. Stop getting worked up over symbols being destroyed. They can be replaced.
@@MikeGoesBadaBoom Why did they have to be destroyed in the first place? What does it solve? Nothing. Because it isn't a protest anymore it's criminality.
@@MikeGoesBadaBoom same thing can be said of your wife
I did not know of this until now. It is shocking--and worse--even way after the fact. Will now, thanks to you, learn more of the history of this more than distressing, depressing action in S.F. 4/19/22.
Well he was a white man and your racist evil enemies have to attack him.
Grant was a great commander, just like George Patton. (a veteran).
Watching this again…July 2, 2022…I STILL get goosebumps 🇺🇸❣️🇺🇸
The handwriting was beautiful back in the day
When grant turned his back to Vicksburg and won the fight then went to Vicksburg and took the siege!! Brilliant
Man was a military genius
No terms.........UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER...Yeah! Outstanding documentary miniseries. Leonardo DiCaprio has helped produce some outstanding historical documentaries. The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen was outstanding as well.
I did a report on general/president grant when I was in 3rd grade. Who knew the person I did a report on years ago would catch up. I never really forgot about him because I favored and still favor him since I learned about him. It’s really nice the history channel made this exceptional documentary dedicating it to grant, especially when he’s somewhat under appreciated for his services and presidency
Sadly history books are at the wrong side of history. Grant should sit beside Lincoln for greatness
His presidency not so much
Well he was president in a very bad time so it can’t all be him
@@nohbuddy1 the first civil rights act during his time. That's everything
@@nohbuddy1 He can't have been that bad. They reckon he would have got a third term if he wanted it, Also he was adjudged the most popular American in the world and America during and after his presidency. At his funeral 1.5million people lined the streets of New York. You know how many people that would be in todays population of New York? A bad president? i think you had better stop reading Southern b@$sh&t.
@@clarkianperez241
Yea but his presidency was during the time where corporations took over so all the good he did gets over looked because it was seen as a particularly "bad time". Its a Shame.
Grant was a boss
If you haven’t watched this series, you are missing out. It’s so well done!!!
👍
He pulled off an Julius Caesar on the spot tactical maneuver. I knew there was something about this guy that I like and admire, just couldn’t put my finger on it till now lmao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Grant out there making Caeser proud with these siege tactics.
Well done history Chanel! Love the small detail at 8:09 where Grant and his other union officers walk past the confederate officer slouched against the door, then the minute his general walks by he jerks straight to attention.
Yes, I noticed that, too. A small but meaningful gesture that revealed much about the man's inner thoughts.
This was a very well done documentary, j couldn’t stop watching and I never knew where this country would be without Grant, learned so much
Grant is so underrated. Vicksburg campaign is a literal clinic, and his mind was like Germanicus with an instant grasp of complex terrain (see Ft Donelson).
I just found out my 4th great grand uncle, Robert Richmond fought in Vicksburg on the union side. He was only 20 and was wounded on the 6th day of the siege. He died a few months later of his injuries.
Grant’s strategy’s are still studied and read about today. He was one of our countries greatest hero’s and one of our greatest generals we have ever produced. It’s a shame that the southern narrative makes him out as a butcher, a drunk, and a corrupt president.
"You were right and I was wrong." Seems like such a simple statement but it says a lot about someone's character. You'd never hear 45 say it even though it's frequently true.
45 and my ex-mother in law were never wrong! So nothing to admit there. :)
Excellent miniseres! I would love to see more heroes of the North profiled.
@Cpl Soletrain Yes! The racist president and the spiritual father of globalism. A true Democrat.
@@propriusly lol so trump is the natural descendant of Lincoln and the radical republican movement? Weird I thought all southern states that were democrats before 1964 were republican now?
Cpl Soletrain he had plenty of help
@@propriusly - Not all Democrats glorified racism. Go listen to Herbert Humphrey's speech he gave at the 1948 Democratic National Convention. It led to the "Dixiecrats" walking out of the convention because he spoke urging his party to support Civil Rights to blacks. Also, the 13th Amendment, which ended slavery got yes votes from I think 13 or 14 Democrats. I believe a Democrat President signed the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. I believe a Democrat President named JFK got on national TV and said the fight for Civil Rights for blacks is now a moral issue. Despite his vices, President Clinton did get the national budget and debt balanced, and our economy during his presidency did enjoy prosperity and growth. Yes, some Democrats have been pitiful, but it's equally pitiful to overgeneralize an entire group.
Green Cm, The Democrats delayed civil rights legislation for decades and it was Newt Gingrich and the house Republicans who forced that budget on Clinton.
Much like the Dems forced the deficits of the late 1980s on Reagan.
My favorite American ever, general U.S. Grant
I'm a Patton guy myself. I blame George C. Scott.
is it just me, the guy playing as Grant looked more like Sherman?
Grant saved Union together with Sherman and the others, also becoming president of the united states, outsmarted lee, and yet he still not famous. Cmon.
These are the ones who should have bases named after them. Fort Benning should be named for Sherman to remind Atlanta what happens when they turn against the union.
Grant was a true dynamic commander who learned from past errors and was flexible and humble enough to change his strategy. Those are the markings of a great commander. Stubbornness is for the vanquished. Victory comes to those who can change tactics on the fly after learning of their own weaknesses.
With Grant, the North finally had found the commander, Lincoln had been searching so desparately. I am sure, when Lee learned about Vicksburg the days after he retreated from Gettysburg, he already knew he would surrender to him some day. 100000 of his Virginian countrymen would have survived, if he had told Davis, it's over. But when you had gone so far the South had gone - you cannot just stop. That's the tragedy of nearly all wars.
If there's ever a biopic on Grant, I hope they consider this guy. He's really good.
Finally! None of those alien bullsht!
What a wonderful American history, two big brains here Grant and Lincoln ..🙏👌🏼
Grant was a Genius. 🇺🇸
5:52 Did General Grant actually say this?
It dam brought a tear to my eye.
Edit: I rather not look it up and possible ruin the moment. This scene is perfect.
Grant tried to prevent any bitterness between North and South.
A great American --Bless you General!
Man, history channel's budget better than most movies. They might as well make a movie from these clips.
One consequence of this defeat is documented in the book The State of Jones: The Small Southern County that Seceded from the Confederacy by Sally Jenkins and John Stauffer. CSA soldiers paroled at Vicksburg were ordered to return to the Army before being exchanged - an automatic death sentence if recaptured by the Union. For this, and other reasons, a group of these soldiers declared that their county in Mississippi had seceded from the Confederacy and they then fought an insurgency against units sent to stop them.
They made a movie out of it too starring Matthew McConaghey
Geri Kucinski good info
Oh, the irony!
Lincoln sighed, "Thank God," and declared "The Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the sea." - President Lincoln sure could turn a phrase.
Grant is my hero
This is the best documentary i have seen in 2020, great actors and cinematography
Ditto for me in 2022.
Grant was a deep thinker and a very Careful optimist...
What I've learned so far
Grant may have been a drinker, but was also second to none at battlefield planning and his willingness to adapt on the fly. The other clear thing is that not sending more soldiers to Vicksburg and instead matching north was a colossal mistake for Lee
as a Black man , Grant is one of my heroes .
The 4th of July not celebrated in Vicksburg until 1944, 80 years later.
And the federal government allowed it that to happened? They should have force every citizen to place a US flag flying on their property and celebrate July 4th. If they refuse, it’s treason and jailed 50 years.
I did not know that. Thank you for posting that.
@@lestat1591 go away, dictator.
Tony Preston and what is real patriotism? Allowing to disrespect and dishonor our perfect government isn’t real patriotism.
@@lestat1591 Your parents are not patriotic. But you are!
Definitely gonna name my son Grant.
My great grandfather was born in 1865 and was named for Grant.
I see Ulysses S. Grant took a page out of Caesars playbook at Alessia
The parole was the only way of dealing with the CSA soldiers there; there would have been too many to send North and that would have used up transport capacity needed for the Union's needs.
GREAT DOCUMENTARY. Every American citizen should watch this hole documentary twice so we never forget the sins and victories of our past.
Still sinning to these days.
One of the greatest soldiers, generals , and president, Of the United States. God bless Ulysses s grant. I know he's in heaven will be a honor to meet him someday.
Whenever Grant arrived in a theater it was over for the confederacy. Where once there was hope there was nothing but impending doom for slavers in grey. Nobody could withstand his will or his purpose.
My mother lives about a hundred yards from where the union lines were at. I was raised there. Google Haleys Point rd Vicksburg Ms. Its also about 1/2 mile from the Shirley House and about 1/2 mile from where Pemberton signed the surrender.
Yea well I have met people who live close to the ardenes