Ulysses S. Grant
"never give up"
Ulysses S. Grant's motto
11 years
how long Grant served in the army when he decided to retire
once
how many times Ulysses was bucked off the stubborn mule at the circus
sent a letter to Robert E. Lee
what Grant did that eventually led to the end of the Civil War
he rode backward
what Ulysses S. Grant did to win out over the stubborn mule
he asked to try again
what Ulysses did that surprised the owner of the mule
a prize
what Ulysses got for staying on the mule
Appomattox, Virginia
where Grant and Lee met to discuss terms of surrender by the South
he told his opponents they had to fight or surrender everything
why Grant got his nickname
War with Mexico
the war in which both Grant and Lee fought on the same side
Ulysses S. Grant
the winning commander of all the Union armies during the last part of the Civil War
Julia Dent
the woman Ulysses S. Grant married
1864
the year Grant was made commander of all the Union (Northern) armies
1885
the year Ulysses S. Grant died
1822
the year Ulysses S. Grant was born
surrender
to give up
if the soldiers owned a horse or mule during the war, they could keep it
one of the terms of surrender that General Grant offered to General Lee
no prisoners would be taken, the soldiers could all return home
one of the terms of surrender that General Grant offered to General Lee
Abraham Lincoln
the President who made Grant the commander of all the Union (Northern) armies
President of he United States
the job Grant took a few years after the Civil War ended
Unconditional Surrender Grant
the nickname given to Grant by people from the North
four
the number of children Grant had
West Point Military Academy
the school Grant attended to learn to be a soldier
Appomattox, Virginia
the town in which general Lee surrendered to General Grant
Civil War
the war in which Grant and Lee fought against each other