The Civil War had many deaths from disease or battle
-Roughly 2% of the population, an estimated 620,000 men, lost their lives in the line of duty. Taken as a percentage of today's population, the toll would have risen as high as 6 million souls.
-During the Civil War, soldiers were killed, wounded, captured or missing. For the South, 490,309 soldiers were among these, while for the North, there were among 586,670 soldiers.