Lincoln · written by Tony Kushner · 2012

Grant crosses the dock to meet the Confederate commissioners aboard the River Queen.

Scene 48 of 102 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

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Begins 1:09 into a 2:06 film

The story so farBefore scene 48

In the final winter of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln risks a fragile coalition and the chance of an early peace to force an amendment abolishing slavery through a divided House of Representatives.

Scenes 1–7
The reelected president balances military command, popular affection and a household wounded by grief.
Scenes 8–13
Lincoln needs a durable constitutional abolition measure and commits to passing it before the term ends.
Scenes 14–16
Radical allies and discreet patronage operatives join the campaign as the amendment enters House debate.
Scene 17
Robert returns, bringing the family's private struggle over his enlistment into Lincoln's public campaign.
Just before
Scene 45
Seward's operatives report that peace rumors are costing them votes and hardening Democratic resistance.
Scene 46
Hollister fires a derringer over Bilbo's head as Bilbo retrieves the dropped patronage portfolio.
Scene 47
The operatives demand a public denial of peace rumors; Seward refuses to let them instruct Lincoln.
Scene 48
This scene

48EXT. THE JAMES RIVER DOCK AT CITY POINT, VIRGINIA - DAY

ULYSSES S. GRANT, 43, 5'7", beard, uniform worn and rumpled, crosses the dock, followed by three aides.

They approach the gangway for the River Queen.