amputations
The greatest cause of death was disease 1( from when surgeons did not wash there instruments such as the bone saw.
Disease - far more than bullets. Also, there was very little medical provision. If you were wounded, you would probably die.
The greatest cause of death among soldiers during the Civil War was disease, accounting for about two-thirds of all fatalities. Poor sanitation, inadequate medical care, and the spread of illnesses such as dysentery, typhoid fever, and pneumonia significantly impacted troop health. Additionally, the limited understanding of germ theory at the time contributed to the rapid transmission of these diseases in crowded camps. Combat injuries were also deadly, but they paled in comparison to the toll taken by illness.
Poor sanitation conditions was the primary cause of death from diseases among the troops that served in the American Civil War.
I think Red Fever, Or Typhoid fever. Either one.
The greatest cause of death was disease 1( from when surgeons did not wash there instruments such as the bone saw.
If you mean SOLDIERS not "shoulders" the greatest cause of death was disease, infection and loss of blood due to inadequate care
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.
Disease is the greatest cause of death.
Diseases- that include infectous diseases and diseases that result from battle wounds.
Disease - far more than bullets. Also, there was very little medical provision. If you were wounded, you would probably die.
The greatest cause of death among soldiers during the Civil War was disease, accounting for about two-thirds of all fatalities. Poor sanitation, inadequate medical care, and the spread of illnesses such as dysentery, typhoid fever, and pneumonia significantly impacted troop health. Additionally, the limited understanding of germ theory at the time contributed to the rapid transmission of these diseases in crowded camps. Combat injuries were also deadly, but they paled in comparison to the toll taken by illness.
Poor sanitation conditions was the primary cause of death from diseases among the troops that served in the American Civil War.
cause
diseases
Death and injury/illness. Just like any war.
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.