Five Facts
~The debate lasted for nine months 
~The Compromise of 1850 brought peace for a deade
~The original proposal was presented by Kentucky Senator, Henry Clay
~Henry Clay left Congress as he was too ill from tuberculosis
~The vote was divided into sectional differences as oppose to party lines

                Five Facts
~The Kansas-Nebraska Act, was one of the main contributors towards the end of the Missouri Compromise
~Kansas officially became a state in 1861, and Nebraska in 1867
~As a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, thousands of pro-slavery people began to move to Kansas just so they could vote for slavery
~The Act was proposed by Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois
~Northerners established a free soil campaign

   Five Facts
~The largest surrender of United States forces during the Civil War took place at Harper's Ferry
~During the Civil War, Harper's Ferry became a significant Union Army Camp, headquarters site , and logistical supply base
~The Civil War Trust has saved hundreds of acres of land Harper's Ferry
~A cavern just outside Harper's Ferry served as a hiding place for Confederate guerrilla raiders throughout the war
~Between 1861 and 1865 , Harper's Ferry changed hands fourteen times

              Five Facts
~It took place April of 1861
~Fort Sumter was purposely built to protect Charleston Harbor
~More than 100 troops at the Fort Sumter were commanded by Major Anderson
~The Battle of Fort Sumter marked the beginning of the American Civil War
~General Pierre Beauregard headed the attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861 

              Five Facts
~It was the first large battle of the Civil War
~The battle actually has two names
*The First Battle of Bull Run
*The First Battle of Manassas
~At first the Union troops the upper hand driving the Confederates back to Henry Hill
~Union troops reached the battlefield after an exhausting two day march from Washington D.C. in extremely hot muggy weather
~Due to poor coordination of attacks by the Union Commander and the arrival of Confederate reinforcements, the Confederates turned the tide of battle and won

           Five Facts
~The Battle of Antieam Creek in Sharpsbug, Maryland
~The battle was fought on September 17, 1862
~With 23,000 casualties, this was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War
~Much of the fighting was done at close range. Most soldiers were within  100 yards or less of each other
~The battle lasted about 12 hours and the front line of fighting was basically unchanged from when the battle began

             Five Facts
~The battle was fought at Gettysburg because of the area road system-it had nothing to do with shoes
~The First Day's battle was a much larger engahement than is generally portrayed
~The Second Day's battle was the largest and costliest of the three days
~Of 120 generals present at Gettysburg, nine were killed or mortally wounded during the battle
~Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill were far more important than Little Round Top

               Five Facts
~The Confederate forces were by Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton
~Pemberton commanded four other generals
~The siege began with a series of failed Union frontal assaults
~Union gunboats fired over 22,000 shells into Vicksburg during the siege
~Disease claimed the lives of many civilians and soldiers in Vicksburg

            Five Facts
~Lincoln actually issued the Emancipation Proclamation twice
~The Emancipation Proclamation only applied to the states in rebellion
~Lincoln's advisors did not initially support the Emancipation Proclamation
~The Emancipation Proclamation was a firm demonstration of the President's executive war powers
~The Emancipation Proclamation changed the focus of the Civil War

          Five Facts
~In just over one week before the battle at Appomattox Court House, Lee had lost more than half of his army
~AT Appomattox Court House, Lee made his final attempt to escape Grant's reach
~Grant agreed to parole the entire Army of Northern Virginia rather than take them as prisoners
~The surrender terms were drafted by a Native American
~Wilmer McLean moved to Appomattox Court House to avoid war

            Five Facts
~Booth initially planned to kidnap Lincoln
~Ulysses S. Grant was originally scheduled to be at Lincoln's side
~Lincoln's murder was part of a larger plot to decapitate the government
~The lives of the Lincolns'guests at Ford's Theatre ended in tragedy as well
~Mary Todd Lincoln thought the vice president was involved in the conspiracy