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Q: What was the most common cause of death for soldiers serving the civil war?
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What was the most common cause of death for serving in the civil war?

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What was the greatest cause of death on the soldiers on both sides during the Civil War?

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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.


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What chores did the soldiers do in the Civil War?

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What was the role of the soldiers of the civil war in the civil war?

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