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What was the greatest cause of deaths among soldiers on doth sides during the civil wars?
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The greatest cause of death was disease
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What was the greatest cause of the deaths among soldiers on both sides during the civil war?
Disease - far more than bullets. Also, there was very little medical provision. If you were wounded, you would probably die.
The greatest number of deaths among Union troops in the Civil War resulted from?
Disease and accidents.
In general what was causing the tension among the soldiers?
They heard rumors about their leaders
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Why did so many soldiers die from disease during the American Civil War?
Poor sanitation conditions was the primary cause of death from diseases among the troops that served in the American Civil War.
What was the greatest cause of deaths among shoulders on both sides during the civil war?
If you mean SOLDIERS not "shoulders" the greatest cause of death was disease, infection and loss of blood due to inadequate care
What was the greatest cause of the deaths among soldiers on both sides during the civil war?
Disease - far more than bullets. Also, there was very little medical provision. If you were wounded, you would probably die.
What was the greatest caused of deaths among the soldiers on both sides the civil war?
Disease - far more than bullets. Also, there was very little medical provision. If you were wounded, you would probably die.
The greatest number of deaths among Union troops in the Civil War resulted from?
Disease and accidents.
What was the main cause of death in the Civil War?
The main cause of death in the US Civil War was disease because of the unsanitary conditions in hospitals used to care for wounded soldiers. One of the greatest killers was Dysentery, a disease that killed over 45,000 Union soldiers and 50,000 Confederate soldiers. It is estimated that two thirds of all deaths among US Civil War soldiers were due to various diseases.
Inventions involving were among those that had the greatest impact during the last half of the 19th century.?
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Inventions involving were among those that had the greatest impact during the last half of the 19th century?
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How many northern soldiers killed in the civil war?
Union Civil War CasualtiesCombat Deaths: Over 110,000Other Deaths*: Over 250,000Confederate Civil War CasualtiesCombat Deaths: Over 95,000Other Deaths*: Over 165,000(*Other Deaths include, among others: disease (by far the most common cause of death), accidents, drowning, heat stroke, suicide, murder, execution.)
What was the primary cause of death during the civil war?
The primary cause of death during the Civil War among both Union and Confederate soldiers was disease. Among Union troups, about 183,000+ died because of disease, almost twice as many as the 96,000 killed by wounding (out of a total of about 1,400,000 Union soldiers). Among the Southern troops, disease was especially deadly, killing three times as many as wounds did (150,000 compared to 50,000), out of a total force of 600,000. The disease that caused the most deaths was dysentery, which was responsible for killing about 45,000. Dysentery is an inflammation of the intestines that can lead to severe diarrhea accompanied by mucus or blood.
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Diseases, largely smallpox, brought by Europeans caused millions of deaths among the native Americans who had no resistance to these foreign diseases.
