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