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The South was confident they were going to win the war even though they were clearly outnumbered. Only a small number of eligible people fought in the war in the South to help win, but as we know, they failed and many died.
The Civil War had more causalities than any other war. The Civil War's causalities was more than the wars to the left combined. The 620,000 deaths totaled 2% of the population; now if that were to happen today there would be a total of 6,140,000 dead, which is more than twice the size of Chicago.
There were more than just deaths that caused a rift in the populations throughout the war. Many were wounded but still survived. Also many were captured and/or missing by the time the war was over.
The figures that are shown in the graph help show which battles helped add to the number of causalities that were caused during the war.
This figures show how good or bad of a chance you had of surviving an amputation. Over 200,000 people died with over 700,000 amputations performed giving the overall death rate of more than 25%. You had a 1 in 7 chance of surviving a would if you obtained one during the war.
Disease was the cause of 66.7% or 2/3 of death during the civil war. As you can see from the graph, diarrhea was the most contracted disease during the war. Childhood diseases included the following: Diphtheria, Mumps, Measles, and Scarlet Fever.
*Quick Fact* One person died of Pink Eye during the Civil War |
Ratio of Confederates Death to Union Deaths: 3:1
Percentage of deaths of those who served: Black 22% White: 12.5%
9% of deaths, approx. 56,000 people, died in prison camps
Percentage of deaths of those who served: Black 22% White: 12.5%
9% of deaths, approx. 56,000 people, died in prison camps