Thanks for reacting! As many viewers on my video pointed out, I got the #1 entry wrong - Theodore Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover also left office with no former presidents living.

@therustymachete796

6 ай бұрын

Love your work

@roguenetwork27

6 ай бұрын

Mistakes happen, still love to see your uploads!

@jena.alexia

6 ай бұрын

Your ability to remember all this information and present it to us in an easy to understand way amazes me. We all make goofs. As we say here, it's all good mate. 🇦🇺😊

@Supernova2464

6 ай бұрын

I had to look up when Coolidge died cause this comment, guess just only barely so

I love the story about Grant meeting Otto Von Bismarck. Bismarck heard Grant was in Berlin and invited him to the palace. Grant accepted and walked from his hotel to the palace. No fanfare, escort, or anything. After they talk, Grant light's a cigar and walks back to the hotel like it was nothing.

@FlowIrec

2 ай бұрын

That's pretty awesome😆 I wonder what those gentlemen thought of each other after their talk.

Agree that Grant deserves rehabilitating. A compassionate, humble man beset by many defeats in life, he rose to the occasion when it mattered most, revealing his military genius. Like Lincoln, his values and politics evolved with the Civil War, and his record in defense of civil rights as President went unrivaled until the 1960s. His memoirs, written while dying of cancer to provide for his family after he passed, are a testament both to his literary skill and personal heroism.

The more I learn about Grant the more I really respect him as a man. Him and Napoleon are probably to me, the most interesting historical war time leaders.

@mako88sb

6 ай бұрын

Agreed. I would add Wellington to that group. Knew next to nothing about him but the Young Bloods series by Simon Scarrow was quite the eye opener. Also learned a lot about Napoleon of course.

@austinlittke7688

6 ай бұрын

I dont see how Napoleon as a man is related to Grant as a man much at all

@MeepFromSpongebob

6 ай бұрын

@@austinlittke7688 it's not that they are similar just very fascinating to me

From Grant's Memoirs describing the aftermath of the Battle of Champion's Hill: "We had no tents, so we occupied the porch of a house which had been taken for a rebel hospital and which was filled with wounded and dying who had been brought from the battle-field we had just left. "While a battle is raging one can see his enemy mowed down by the thousand, or the ten thousand, with great composure; but after the battle these scenes are distressing, and one is naturally disposed to do as much to alleviate the suffering of an enemy as a friend."

(12:50) _“[Ulysses S Grant´s] goal was to teach math at West Point.“_ Another militarist who had an exceptional -- and largely unknown -- aptitude and interest in mathematics was Napoleon.

I love how you call Wilson you know who like he’s Voldemort

Another fun fact about grant was the Japanese admired him such as the emperor Meiji and Yamamoto were big fans of him.

@eledile1621

6 ай бұрын

in the movie Midway (2019), at the end, Admiral Yamamoto closes a book before ordering his officers to end the operation to attack midway. In the Credits, it is revealed that that book was the autobiography of Ulysses S. Grant

@AttaMan

6 ай бұрын

Not only that, the Japanese people rushed to see him by the hundreds.

@user-oh6eg4ny3h

6 ай бұрын

@@AttaMan yes because when he tripped to Japan. The Japanese were shocked that because he was white, he was treating them with respect because they were used to the More racist im amercian or European colonizers which makes my nationality superior. It was unusual at the time due to racism being a major problem . Meiji when he spoke with grant he said meeting with him was one of the most interesting moments in his life. My memory is foggy so don’t take my word for it but I believe in Japan the Japanese liked grant so much that grant even planted a banzai tree or had a statute of him over there, maybe both. But I heard something like that so don’t take my word cause my memory is foggy.

@user-oh6eg4ny3h

6 ай бұрын

@@eledile1621 yes Yamamoto learned a lot from grant by studying him. Ironically enough a Japanese general like Yamamoto admired a us general. There was the opposite even. Admiral Chester Nimitz said his favorite general was Japanese admiral Togo who admired (admiral lord Nelson) and after ww2 worked hard to make sure Togo flag ship wasn’t scrapped. Chester studied togos tactics in the Russo Japanese war.

@AttaMan

6 ай бұрын

@@user-oh6eg4ny3h There’s also a Ulysses S. Grant monument in Tokyo.

Not only is Grant on the $50 bill but also inside Grant's tomb!

Ely Parker is one of the most fascinating aspects of Grant, and one of the most fascinating things Parker was involved in was personally drafting much of the surrender at Appomattox. Robert E Lee is said to have greeted Parker (a Native American) by shaking his hand and saying “I am glad to see there is one real American here.”

@VloggingThroughHistory

6 ай бұрын

He did and Parker responding by saying “we are all Americans here”

On #9 I think a big thing for a lot of Northern soldiers and generals is that many had never actually SEEN slavery on the scale present in the South, nor its cruelty. Once they saw it, it hardened them against the institution, which is why the majority of the Union Army by the end of the war were STAUNCHLY anti-slavery. For an example, Sherman started out being completely indifferent to slavery, even returning fugitive slaves to their masters at the start of the war. But within 2 years of being at war with the South, Sherman had noticeably changed his mind about the issue. And by 1888, Sherman felt so strongly about the issue of civil rights that he published an essay in the North American Review defending the full civil rights of black citizens in the former Confederacy. In that essay, Sherman called upon the South to "let the negro vote, and count his vote honestly", adding that "otherwise, so sure as there is a God in Heaven, you will have another war, more cruel than the last, when the torch and dagger will take the place of the muskets of well-ordered battalions".

He cared about the welfare and treatment of animals. That's all I need to know. ❤

just finished Ron Chernows Grant the other day, such a good book on a truly great American

@theamericanpotatonamedphil4306

6 ай бұрын

That's an excellent book I thoroughly enjoyed it myself

@marquisdelafayette1929

6 ай бұрын

Read it in rehab in 2020. The amount of stuff he achieved (quietly too… never boasting) but isn’t credited for because of the Lost Causers rewriting his story after he died was shocking. I’m not a fan of AA or NA and hate that they push worship of “the big book”. I found more in Chernows bio of Grant than I ever found elsewhere. Everything he had to overcome, without once complaining? They did him so dirty after dying. I been clean 3 years now. Still have the book.

@VloggingThroughHistory

6 ай бұрын

Congrats on 3 years! Here's to many more.

@nigeh5326

6 ай бұрын

@@marquisdelafayette1929well done it’s a hard thing to do. Good luck in the future I agree re the ‘big book’ but I’m an atheist.

Couldn't agree with you more - Grant was an exceptionally good person. He was unlike nearly other presidents insofar as he had an amount of empathy and caring that is unheard of in the office. I think of Grant using numbers to his advantage, but after reading what he wrote and about his life - he was burdened for it. I've never known a man who was so infuriated of the mistreatment of an animal that he whipped the rider. Keep making great videos! I really like that you mention Jimmy Carter, just because I spent a few years doing Habit for Humanity.

If I could be like one person, Mr. VTH, it’s him. I’m so fascinated and inspired by Ulysses.

I also rate Grant very highly compared to other people. Probably because I tend to value character a lot. It seems he was always trying to do the right thing and self-reflecting and critical enough to acknowledge his failures.

The US Civil War isn’t my main area of historical interest tbh. But Grant is my favourite civil war general, I rate him higher than Lee. Some said he was an alcoholic but I think he was more a man who enjoyed drinking a little too much but could stop if his duties needed him at his best. Long live the Union 😊👍

@benn454

6 ай бұрын

Grant was a binge drinker when bored and lonely. He never drank while on campaign.

@jena.alexia

6 ай бұрын

To be fair, a LOT of people were alcoholics in those days. They lived through tough times.

Siempre me tomo el tiempo necesario para ver un video del general Grant, soy todo un fan. Saludos desde Argentina

Underrated President

For my personal list Grant is in the top 10. His Character is far and above the best we have ever had. Too bad we don't see any men like him nowadays.

The saddest thing about Grant is how he was portrayed when the Myth of the Lost Cause became dominant. While Lee was (and still is) portrayed as the typification of the military genius, the greatest in US history, Grant was portrayed as a drunken butcher who only won by sacrificing enormous numbers of men, without remorse or an inkling of military competence. His reputation has slowly gotten better in the last few decades, with historians like Ed Bonekemper defending him. It is worth noting that the British were much more objective in their appreciation of Grant and Lee, with JFC Fuller writing the book ''Grant and Lee'' in 1933.

I can't believe neither of you mentioned George Washington in the discussion about generals who became president

No President has been elected that didn't possess an (sometimes subtle) abundance of ambition, otherwise, they would not have achieved the highest office in the US. I also love Grant, I believe his reputation will rise as more documents are uncovered and time evaluates our history. He is responsible as Abe when it comes to saving the Union. All the best. Cheers.

TRULY A GREAT GENERAL AND PRESIDENT A MOVIE SHOULD BE MADE ABOUT GRANT. I WOULD BE THE FIRST IN LINE TO WATCH HIS BIOGRAPHY. 🎬

Grant ordering his men to stop cheering after Robert E Lee signed the surrender all time favorite Grant story.

Thanks for doing this video. Grant is also one of my favorite presidents. I have read his memoirs and loved it

I honestly didn't know much about grants, but from what i learned from this video, he was a lot different than he is portrayed by a lot of people.

I believe Ulysses S Grant and Jimmy Carter to be one of the best people in terms of character, to ever become president. I admire him a lot, but one thing that I see no one talking about is How handsome he actually is. That is a way overlooked topic

@ulyssesgrant4324

6 ай бұрын

I'd Throw Lincoln into that too, With him chasing down a costumer giving him to much money. Trying to think of other Good Character Presidents

Can we get a tier list of presidents, not based on their presidency, but based on their character?

@VloggingThroughHistory

6 ай бұрын

Funny you mentioned that. I started making notes this afternoon for exactly that.

@zacharygrouwinkel1534

6 ай бұрын

@@VloggingThroughHistoryyou know what they say about great minds

In Longstreet's biography, it wasn't so much that he was trying to convince the reader that he was smart. It was more about defending his name and honor. You have to remember that Longstreet was vilified by many in the south after the war. He challenged Lee's decision making at Gettysburg, and with as revered as Lee was, this didn't sit well with many. He was also a proponent of reconciliation, and worked with the US government, which again wasn't thought highly of.

@VloggingThroughHistory

6 ай бұрын

I’m not talking about the information he presented. I’m talking about his actual writing style.

Grant always seemed like he would be fun to hang out with. He just looks nice.

11:09 WILSOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!!

For reference, $1000 in 1859 was the equivalent of about $40000 in todays money (arguably up to $2 million if you consider it as a fraction of gdp)

Ben is a product of his own politics. Because you said “Be nice” you’re still one of my favorite KZread channels!!!

Grant has always been my favorite president. Wish we had a president on the ballot like him now

How do you think Reconstruction would have turned out if Grant had won another term or two? I can't imagine him tolerating the rise of Jim Crow.

Always thought it was no coincidence that Eisenhauer was both very successful as both the Commander Allied forces in the ETO from 42-45 and as President. He would had to have been, both a general and a master politician to get everyone pointed in the right direction. Imagine having to handle Churchill, Montgomery and Patton at the same time.

#5 - Not only was he hoping that West Point would lose their funding. He was also wishing that the train that he was traveling on to get to the academy would crash, and that he'd be injured just enough to no longer qualify.

Thanks for talking about me and somethings about me always love for people to know what I did and what I had to do as not only a general but president

By constantly moving forward and taking ground from the Confederacy Grant shortened the war. This, despite his high losses shortened the war . On balance how many lives were saved over the long term? Lee hit his command and control ceiling as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. The true genius of The Army of Northern Virginia was one General Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson. Lee was never the same after he lost Jackson to friendly fire at the Battle of Chancellorsville. The Army of Northern Virginia was still a tough out, though. Grant was able to oversee the entire Union Army strategically despite supervising General Mead's command of the Army of the Potomac. As President Grant he had many accomplishments. His presidency proves the swamp has been in existence in Washington D.C. for how long? US Grant was not accustomed to the pomp and circumstance of his positions. He was a modest man, really. During the war he would prefer the uniform of a private with only his general rank visible. No medals. No decorations.

Thanks Chris as always

As a hopefully cogent aside, I contribute that the word _senator_ is derived from the Latin word _senex,_ meaning _old man._ Also having the same etymological root is the word _senile._ Ahem.

I always felt Carter was the most well meaning President despite the troubles of his administration.

Thank you!!

I read his Memoirs, and the Stories he tells are amazing.. i loved reading that book.

was hoping youd react to resyndicated again! two of my favorite channels :)

I absolutely LOVE this GUY ! I'm from the South and I love US Grant.

Awesome video. Hey Chris, I got a recommendation for a new campaign trail video. It's called the Apostle to the Gentiles mod, I know religion is a sensitive subject, but I played through it, and it seems to be made in good faith. While I was playing, though, I kept wondering what the state of the world and of Rome was in the 30 ADs. Was hoping you could provide some insight on the history of the Early Christians and the world they inhabited.

I'd love to see your reaction to resyndicateds video of Zachary Taylor, great video as always!

Voting on more Drawn of History reactions

From my understanding Grant was the kind of man who, owning to his personality and demeanor, was often overlooked and disrespected until things went south (no pun intended) then his greatness was clear to all.

Love your content 😊😊😊❤❤

I’m reading Ron Chernow book on him

Thank you!

@VloggingThroughHistory

6 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

Love vids like this

I’ve bought one book as a result of a youtuber’s recommendation. That was Grant’s Memoirs with annotations by a West Point professor. 100% recommended it, absolutely amazing if you’re a civil war buff.

@VloggingThroughHistory

2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it as much as I did.

You should do a reaction to atun shei’s 3 part series on fixing Gettysburg

I loved this. I'm a huge grant fan

Thanks for the nice things you said about me!

Surprised that Washington was not mentioned as Generals that became presidents.

As an European and a Finn I just started a year ago to read about US civil war (have read way too much about European military history). Have read Grants autobiography and one Grant's biography to Lincoln's assasination. I just can't get pass that event. So depressing and have an idea what comes after that..

I totally agree with changing who we have on money. When I was in high school, I traveled to Switzerland and at the time they used famous Swiss scientists on their money. Super cool

Not sure if anyone else has mentioned this by now, but another interesting fact about Grant is that he was relatively recently posthumously promoted to the rank of General of the Armies of the United States, sometimes referred to as being a “six-star general. There are only three men to ever hold the title; The first was General John J. Pershing who was promoted after the First World War The second was George Washington Grant is now the Third. Symbolically, the three men were chosen, in addition to their strong accolades during their lives and service, partially because of the symbolism behind when they served. Washington, while not first was promoted posthumously because it was determined that no-one should ever out-rank the man who is seen as a crucial founder of our nation, as well as our first president and man who helped to form the country, Grant because he is seen as the man who played a crucial role in saving the United States and holding it together during and after the Civil War, and Pershing because he was the man who lead the US into the first of a new type of warfare and helped the country to navigate its chaos on and off the battlefield in the hectic and often petty politics of war.

@VloggingThroughHistory

6 ай бұрын

Grant’s promotion was authorized by the bill, but until the President acts on it, it hasn’t happened yet. He’s still 4 star as of now.

#9 - That $1,000 in the 1850s is equivalent to about $35,000 today.

I believe Grant's memoir not only restored his fortune, and provided for his family after his death, but also Mark Twain's fortune. Twain had lost a lot of money on bad investments and was eager to find a project that would put him in the black again. Publishing Grant's Memoir was that investment, and it was even more successful than Twain expected.

@austinlittke7688

6 ай бұрын

nah, my chronology might be off and the autobiography of grant mightve fit into that tight window where twain was having money issues, but in general twain's ultra rich robber baron best friend made sure twain never had to worry about anything

If you haven't already, you should visit the Grant National historic site in St. Louis.

In Ohio schools were were taught very little about Grant. Basically that he was from Ohio, he was a civil war general, he succeeded Lincoln and he was a drunkard.

I respect Grant more as a man and General than President. 😎🏵️

Have you read Grant’s autobiography? It’s a hard read but well worth it. He’s one of my favourite people in history.

@VloggingThroughHistory

4 ай бұрын

I have, but I didn't think it was a hard read at all. Longstreet's was a hard read.

I do miss the days of presidents having more military experience

@saltzkruber732

6 ай бұрын

And its been 70 years since there was a President who saw ground combat

@atfeldman123

6 ай бұрын

​@@saltzkruber732 While it wasn't ground combat, George H. W. Bush was a fighter pilot in world war II.

@digitalnomad9985

5 ай бұрын

@@atfeldman123 Carrier based strike pilot. Either a torpedo bomber or a dive bomber.

I have read Grant's Memoir but I always wondered if Lee was asked first who his greatest opponent was, saying "George McClellan" and Grant, hearing that afterwards stated someone other than Lee as a bit of a jab at Bobby Lee? I might be thinking into this too much.

Have you ever done a video where you give your top 5 union and top 5 concentrate generals? I think it would be a fun video to hear you compare and contrast them and then decide a like winning side just based off them without other factors.

@VloggingThroughHistory

6 ай бұрын

I did a tier ranking video of Civil War Generals a few years ago.

Let’s not forget that Polk served only one term in that 30 year span of one term presidents but if he had seemed re-election, he would’ve easily won re-election.

@HanHonHon

6 ай бұрын

Say what you want about Polk but the man was really good at his job

Fun fact Bill Clinton who was born in August 1946 was President from 1993-2001 George W. Bush was born in July of 1946 and was President from 2001-2009 Donald Trump was born in June 1946 and was President from 2017-2021. Just an interesting fact that i wanted to share.

Congratulations on 400k Subscribers I remember when you only had 100

Do a reaction video on BlueJay's on the 1904 Summer Olympic Marathon.

tMark Twain helped Grant get his memoirs published. The two became friends after the Civil War.

Interesting video

In school I always thought Grant was an interesting guy. Glad to see I wasn’t the only one 👍🏻

One thing I find real fascinating was the friendship of Grant and Longstreet

10:41 Come on man! We all know Woodrow Wilson was the best president in terms of Civil Rights!

Chris the words you are looking is "having a conscious of his convictions" so living above the regular "sewer" of politics

I like most videos on Grant.

Longstreet kinda was smart though, if Lee listens to him at Gettysburg that battle could have finished very badly for the North. It could have extended the war by some years. I never read Longstreets memoires though, so i will take VTH's opinion on them.

Lol when did Grant face Joe Johnston? Sherman faced Johnston during the Vicksburg and Atlanta campaign. I must he missing something since I cannot remember when they faced each other as commanding generals in battle.

(09:05) _“The two [presidents] that [I would describe as] genuinely good people are Ulysses S Grant and Jimmy Carter.“_ I am surprised that you do not include Barack Obama; indeed, although he is definitely not in the domain of “history“, I would genuinely enjoy a discussion by you of the “new“ presidents.

History thinks Grant was an alcoholic, but from what I read I think he's more of a lightweight. Also I see Lee as a great battlefield engineer, more so than a commanding general.

@HanHonHon

6 ай бұрын

Yeah if you needed a winning strategy for a campaign for an entire army, Lee was not the guy for that. Grant was by far better in that aspect If you needed to win a single battle, that's Lee's department

Looking far and wide I'd take Grant as the greatest American any time

Grant is my all time favorite. Even though he lost a lot of men in the long run he did what he had to do to get things done.

@VloggingThroughHistory

6 ай бұрын

He lost fewer men than Lee. People forget that.

16:38 this could get a little silly, given that we live in silly times.

If Martin Ginsburg had divorced Ruth Bader Ginsburg, could he rightfully have been called “ruthless”? Fortunately for both, it was a great marriage.

imagine how confused people would be if we tried to switch up our money lol

Anyone noticed that Millard Fillmore looks a lot like Alec Baldwin now

11:08 Woodrow Wilson?

@digitalnomad9985

5 ай бұрын

Yep, see reply above.

Theodore Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover both served without any former living presidents for a short time.

Have you seen that Actor that does the US Grant youtube series? Have watched all of them and you find yourself thinking its Grant that is talking. Fascinating videos they are and I think close to accurate

@VloggingThroughHistory

4 ай бұрын

What's the series called? I haven't seen it.

@willsutton54

4 ай бұрын

@@VloggingThroughHistory Living historian, Dr. Curt Fields portrays President Ulysses S. Grant and the channel is CWRT Congress

7:35 lmao matador literally means “killer” in Spanish.

can you do presidential firsts 2

effin love Grant

Can we get a video about Joe Johnston