Medical Statistics
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An Article Contributed by Jenny Goellnitz
Casualties for the American Civil War:
- Union dead: 364,511
- Union wounded: 281,881
- Total Union Loss: 646,392
- Confederate dead: 260,000
- Confederate wounded: 194,000
- Confederate Total Loss: 454,000
Total number of Dead in the Civil War: 624,511
The Civil War soldier's chances of not surviving the war was about one in four, in comparison to:
- 4,435 died in the Revolution
- 2,260 in War of 1812
- 13,283 in the Mexican War
- 2,246 in the Spanish American
- 116,516 in World War I
- 405,399 in World War II
- 33,746 in Korea
- 58,152 in Vietnam
Up until the Vietnam War, the number killed in the Civil War surpassed all other wars combined.
- 110,100 Union soldiers died in battle: 67,088 KIA, 43,012 MW.
- 224,580 died of disease.
- 30,192 died as prisoners of war
- 24,881 died of non battle causes
- 1,804 members of the Navy were killed
- 3,000 died of wound of accident
- 2,226 were wounded
1 Army commander, 3 corps commanders, 14 division commanders, and 67 brigade commanders, including 32 generals, were killed in the Union Army.
- Confederate KIA and MW 94,000
- Died of disease 164,000
- Died as prisoners of war 31,000
- Wounded: 194,026
1 Army Commander, 3 Corps commanders, 7 division commanders, and 62 brigade commanders were killed in the CSA Army.
- Prisoners of War: Union, mortality rate of 15.5%
- Confederate, mortality rate of 12.0%
Medical Statistics
- Chance of dying: about one in four
For the Union Army:
- 1 out of approximately 65 men were killed in action
- 1 of 56 died from wounds
- 1 of 13.5 died of disease
- 1 of 10 was wounded in action
- 1 of 15 was captured or reported missing
- 1 of 7 captured died in prison
Death Rate for Union and Confederate Soldiers by Disease
- "Continued Fevers" C- 33.27% U-22.28%
- "Malarial Fevers" C-1.15 U-0.95
- "Eruptive Diseases" C- 5.12% U-5.27%
- "Intestinal Complaints" C-1.48% U-1.25%
- "Pulmonary Diseases" C-18.89% U-2.34%
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