I swear to god if Leo makes a cameo in this I’ll be very happy.

My guess is as Rawlins.

So this tweet will begin my thread covering the doc. https://twitter.com/leodicaprio/status/1264984250400423936

Holy shit. Turns of Leo is the executive producer. I approve.

We open with Shiloh...

Damn what velocity are these rebel shots coming in? Throwing guys back 5 feet.

+5 points for using appropriate aged actors and not a bunch of 65 year old reenactor volunteers.

+2 pts for having what sounds like Gallagher as the first historian narrator.

+6 points for not having Shelby Foote as a narrator.

+4 points for using primary sources as part of the underlying narrative... I’m guessing this will have a ton from his autobiography.

(I’m betting They’ll reference Longstreet at some point during the West Point parts)

Bingo. -10 points.

MEADE REFERENCE PLUS ALL THE POINTS!

+10 points for how they are handling the slavery issue early.

+2 points for including in that map “the republic of Texas” go longhorns.

(So this QM post seems pretty close to the front...)

Good commercial on Grant Cottage. Everyone should adopt a local historic site to become an advocate for.

Luckily it appears the set from the 2004 “the Alamo” seemed to still be set up. I’m sure you can find Billy Bob somewhere around there.

Always thought the term “Mexico cession” was a pretty loaded term.

So Mr Dent you thought the military life would be hard for Julia... what about your son you sent to West Point?

Who approved the name “fort humbled” seriously any one with any sense of PR at the war department?

They mention Grant’s drinking issue and his character appropriately ages 20 years in the documentary.

Learning it’s actually “Fort Humboldt”. Thank you aggressive friends in my DMs...

deep introspection from random toddler.

Oh damn it’s his son.

I thought wood chopping was Lincoln’s thing...

Unfortunately I know that’s an accurate price for a slave that age and gender at the time...

More should be covered about the “Wide Awake” movement.

Oh hey Rawlings.

Grant being pissed about traitors is everything.

I’m not going to let the fact the map they are using includes rivers with water levels after the TVA bother me.

That guy was asking for it.

I think those glasses were defective.

Nope the TVA thing is bothering me.

Halleck last I looks like the guy that last saw Costner in “Dances with Wolves”

Only acceptable Foote in a civil war documentary is the Admiral.

Did he give him back the haversack? Lol

#Grant prolly should have been hash tagging this thread.