7.080 minSeason 1 • Episode 3
LatestUlysses S. Grant defeats Robert E. Lee and wins the Civil War, only to find that he will be called to duty again to serve as President during one of the most difficult times in America history.
This documentary-series examines Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Acting
Justin Salinger's haunted eyes say everything Grant couldn't write.
Production
Stunning battle recreations that don't glorify the slaughter.
Editing
Seamless weaving of dramatized scenes with archival voices.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Grant died days after finishing his memoirs; Mark Twain published them and they became a 19th-century blockbuster, saving his family from ruin.
The series directly challenges the 'Lost Cause' myth that painted Grant as a butcher and Lee as honorable—part of ongoing national reckoning with Confederate monument culture.
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