Yes, more died from disease than from battlefield trauma.
go die in a hole
People don't sleep during a battle. They fight or die. None of the soldiers slept it was only the commanders of the 1066
While Jim Bowie was ill with pneumonia at the time of his death, he did not die from it. He was killed by Mexican soldiers as they stormed the Alamo.
There were more soldiers that died of disease during the US Civil War than battlefield related deaths. The Union suffered 110,000 battle deaths either killed in action (KIA) or mortally wounded, (MW) which means the soldier would die later because of his wounds. Soldiers that died from disease totalled 224,000. The Confederacy had 94,000 KIA or Mortally Wounded and 164,000 deaths due to disease. See the link below for more facts about casualties and comparisons between battles and other wars.
The most US soldiers died during the American Civil War. That is because Americans were fighting on both sides.
Because penicillon and antibiotics did not fully exist before WW2. Many soldiers died from disease.
Disease - far more than bullets. Also, there was very little medical provision. If you were wounded, you would probably die.
More than 50% of the soldiers who died in the Civil War died of disease or complications from their wounds.
diseases
go die in a hole
Poor sanitation conditions was the primary cause of death from diseases among the troops that served in the American Civil War.
It depends. If they did not care for it well they would have died of both wound and disease. But if they were treated well, they would not die of disease unless in a special case.
he had a disease and he died
People don't sleep during a battle. They fight or die. None of the soldiers slept it was only the commanders of the 1066
While Jim Bowie was ill with pneumonia at the time of his death, he did not die from it. He was killed by Mexican soldiers as they stormed the Alamo.
they died of disease and starvation
Valley Forge, PA was the camp site of the main Colonial army in the winter of 1777. Food was scarce and the army was poorly equipped. By February, 1777, 2500 American soldiers had died from malnutrition, exposure and disease.