Ulysses S. Grant Crossword Puzzle (Senior Ranger Activity)

Instructions: Complete this crossword puzzle activity using the clues below. For more information and resources please visit our History and Culture page. This activity is designed for adults, but fun for all ages!
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Across

6. After winning fame as a result of the Battle of Fort Donelson in February of 1862, Ulysses S. Grant was given a new nickname which played on his initials, _______________ Surrender Grant.
11. On March 1, 1872 President Grant signed legislation establishing ______________ as the nation's first National Park?
12. Julia's father, Frederick Dent referred to himself by this title?
13. Ulysses S. Grant's father's ran a _________ for the family business? It was an occupation young Ulysses would come to despise when doing chores to help the business.
14. Grant's dog _________ captured chickens on the White Haven property which were then cooked for dinner.
15. Ulysses S. Grant's real first name was ________________?

Down

1. On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of ____________ Virginia to Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively bringing the American Civil War to a close.
2. Although Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio on April 27, 1822, when he was one year old his family moved to this Ohio town where Ulysses grew up?
3. Ulysses and Julia had four children, three boys and one girl. Their daughter was married in the white house. He name was Ellen and she went by the nickname ___________?
4. The building located besides the main White Haven house where enslaved cook, Mary Robinson spent a great deal of time preparing food for the Dent and Grant families as well as he fellow enslaved laborers was made up of what material?
5. On March 29, 1859, Ulysses S. Grant went to the St. Louis Courthouse and wrote a ________________ paper legally freeing William Jones from slavery.
7. As a young officer, Ulysses S. Grant served gallantly in the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848. During the war he was twice _______________ or honored for bravery.
8. Ulysses S. Grant's first meeting with member of Julia Dent's family was as a cadet at West Point. There her brother, Fred Dent was in his class. The two became friends and, during their last year were ____________________?
9. When Ulysses S. Grant met Julia Dent, they began a _________? This included walks and horseback rides together throughout the White Haven property.
10. When Ulysses S. Grant began farming at White Haven, he constructed Hardscrabble cabin. Today the cabin has been restored within the Grant's Farm property owned by the Anheuser-Busch family. Originally Grant constructed the cabin within what is now St. Paul's ___________?

Answer Key

Across
6. Unconditional
11. Yellowstone
12. Colonel
13. Tannery
14. Leo
15. Hiram

Down
1. Northern
2. Georgetown
3. Nellie
4. Stone
5. Manumission
7. Brevetted
8. Roommates
9. Courtship
10. Cemetery