They tried to count them, but they gave up!
In the Union army, there were the Bounty-jumpers - the bad Northern draft system effectively encouraged this.
The Confederates suffered endless desertions, partly because the poor white trash were naturally lawless people. But in the second half of the war, the Confederates were largely barefoot and starving. And Lee's army in Virginia included many regiments raised in Georgia. When these men heard about Sherman's March to the Sea, they felt they were needed at home, and they deserted, virtually 'en bloc'.
disease
about 500 men per platoon fought in the war
5,873
They deserted the armies because they were afraid, hungry, or because of sickness.
The Mexican War (1846-48). Many men who were Civil War generals were junior officers in the Mexican War.
alot
disease
100,000
650,000
about 500 men per platoon fought in the war
Enough to win the war
500'000 men and some weren't in the war
5,873
approximately 67,088 people in the federal army died in the civil war.
10,500
There were 2,350.
it's about 125.000 Russians was killed during the Russian civil war