if they had severe wounds if they had severe wounds
infection is most commen
He had new wounds and old wounds because of the fresh blood and old blood
The Roman army had the best medical care of the times. To help heal wounds there was an array of antiseptics and bandages. They were able to drain deep wounds and to stitch them.
Of course they did not. They used linen bandages.
More than 50% of the soldiers who died in the Civil War died of disease or complications from their wounds.
Me and my friend think that some of the soldiers might of been trained to be a docor and could of helped other soldiers wounds. ( If they were not hurt themself )
They probably died of gunshot wounds. As well as poor nutrition and malnurishment.
Maybe they didn't fully recover!
It is said that Achilles used yarrow to treat the wounds of his soldiers after the battle of Troy.
If they weren't killed by soldiers on the opposite side, they were most often killed by their wounds getting infected. Also, many died of dysentary and measles.
300,000 Union soldiers killed (battle, sickness, wounds) 250,000 Confederates killed