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The two most common intestinal diseases that afflicted soldiers during the American Civil War were diarrhea and dysentery. Dysentery alone was the cause of more than 95,000 of the 620,000 war deaths during the Civil War.
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Number one killer in the civil war?
The number one killer in the Civil War was dysentery. This caused severe dehydration and diarrhea and many soldiers died from bowel disorders.
What is leaving to form a new country during the civil war?
Secession. The civil war was caused by the secesion of the Southern states.
What caused the large excess of cattle in Texas after the Civil War?
Many farms and ranches were neglected during the civil war.
What does the green apple quick step have to do with the civil war?
It was Civil war slang for diarrhea .
What caused dysentery during the civil war?
Poor hygiene and camp sanitation contributed to the high rate of disease during the US Civil War.
What battle caused the highest number of casualties during the civil war?
Antietam
How did slavery change history?
it caused the civil war it caused the civil war
What was the nickname for Tennessee Quick Step and Virginia Quick Step?
Quick Step was the nickname for diarrhea during the Civil War.
Was the Civil War caused by prejudice?
No. The Civil War was caused by economics and the invasion of the south by the north.
What caused a large amount of unemployment in Great Britain during the US Civil War?
your butt
What state caused controversy over slavery?
Every state that was a state during the the Civil War.
What state caused the Civil War?
The causes of the civil war were complex. Not just one state caused it
