The film follows General Grant's path as he liberates the southern United States from a white supremacist republic that held half of the country hostage for four years in the 1860s. Shot on 16mm in various locations, including national military parks, swamps, and former battlefields, the film combines elements of a travelogue, essay film, and landscape documentary.
The Annotated Field Guide of Ulysses S. Grant
The United States in the 1860s was marked by a government that functioned outside official authority, upholding white supremacy.
