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Many soldiers spent some time in prisoner of war camps during the US Civil War. Approximately 410,000 soldiers spent time in prison. Of these, 210,000 were Confederates, and 200,000 were Union soldiers. Approximately 56,000 in total died from disease in the prison camps. This was substantial and the figure is almost ten percent of all military deaths in the war.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 7y agoDuring the course of the US Civil War, approximately 400,000 soldiers were captured and served time in POW camps.
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∙ 6y agoMore than 400,000 POW's were created by the US Civil War. The Confederacy held 200,000 Union prisoners of war over the duration of the fighting. The Union captured 210,000 Rebels.
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How many prisoners of war did the union have during the civil war?
12,000
How many guns did the union produce in a month during the civil war?
Roughly about 50
How Many british prisoners died in the war?
1,000
How many French prisoners were taken in 1940?
Germany took about 1.8 million French prisoners of war.
Who was captured in the Peloponnesian War?
Many prisoners on both sides.
How many prisoners of war did the union have during the civil war?
12,000
How many soldiers were hold prisoners in the civil war?
10,000
Do civil war prisoners ever get released?
Yes, they did following of prisoners exchange
In the civil war how many people from Iowa died as a prisoner of war?
Most of the prisoners were eventually let go but about 6,500 prisoners died in Iowa Prsions and camps
How many men for both north and south were taken as prisoners during the civil war?
250000
What are inmates in World War 2?
Please clarify: Civil inmates? Prisoners of War? Concentration Camp Prisoners?
How many civilians were killed in the spanish civil war?
300,000 civilians killed. 150,000 prisoners of war killed. And 50,000 people died in combat in the 4 year civil war.
True or false all slaves of the civil war war were prisoners of war?
False!
What did prisoners do in prison camps during civil war?
died
How many casualties did the Civil War produce?
Approximately 620,000 casualties.
What was a confederate stockade for the union prisoners during the civil war?
Andersonville
What is the location of the infamous facility for confederate prisoners of the civil war?
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