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About 500,000 soldiers died in the Civil War because of other causes than being killed in battle. Discussion over the correct figure however continues to this day, mostly because of badly kept or difficult to compute figures. That problem is even bigger when it comes to exact illnesses as cause of death, mainly because the doctors of the time often didn't know themselves, so figure on that topic are often missing or unreliable.
Smallpox will have occurred occasionally, but the figures will not be significant. First of all, many States had already for decades had an inoculation program against smallpox and chances are that many army doctors inoculated those recruits who had not been treated earlier. Survival chances if you got it were by the way over 70%. Smallpox by the 1860s was moreover already in full retreat and by 1890 it would be considered extinct in the US. Lastly, if a soldier got it the illness was immediately recognizable and patients would be immediately quarantained.
So there may have been some cases - with Confederate soldiers most at risk because of bad medical facilities and treatment - but not very many.
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How many soldiers and civilians died during the Civil War?
Around 650,000 soldiers died during the Civil War, with just over half of that number from disease and illness. The civilian numbers are harder to figure.
How many soldiers died during the the civil war?
Roughly 620,000 in total.
What two things often happened to wounded soldiers during the Civil War?
They had limbs amputated They died of infection
How did the majority of the soldiers die in the civil war?
More than 50% of the soldiers who died in the Civil War died of disease or complications from their wounds.
How many American were killed during the civil war?
It is estimated that the number of Americans who were killed during the Civil War were 620,000. Many more have died in other wars and conflicts.
How many soilders died during the civil war?
About 365,000 Union soldiers and 260,000 Confederate soldiers died during the Civil War. This includes all causes of death, not just combat.
How many soldiers and civilians died during the Civil War?
Around 650,000 soldiers died during the Civil War, with just over half of that number from disease and illness. The civilian numbers are harder to figure.
What percent of union troops died during civil war?
54% of union soldiers died
How many Yankees died in the American Civil War?
Approximately 360,000 Union soldiers died during the American Civil War.
How many soldiers died during the the civil war?
Roughly 620,000 in total.
What happened to Revolutionary War soldiers if they died of smallpox?
They burned or buried them
What were two reasons soldiers died during the civil war?
being shot and infections
What was the total number Union and Confederate soldiers that died in the American Civil War?
It is estimated that around 620,000 soldiers died in the American Civil War. This includes approximately 360,000 Union soldiers and 260,000 Confederate soldiers.
What speech was given by president Lincoln to honor the soldiers that died during the civil war?
Gettysburg Address
How did the people who died during the US Civil War get killed?
Soldiers in the US Civil War died mostly from disease and poor hospital care in hospitals. The remainder died during the many battles between the North and the South.
What happen to the bodys after they died during the civil war?
Some soldiers were buried and some were left on the field to rot.
What two things often happened to wounded soldiers during the Civil War?
They had limbs amputated They died of infection
