American Civil War: Confederate deaths in POW camps 1861-1865

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Cause of death for Confederate soldiers in Union prisons during the American Civil War, from 1861 to 1865

Cause of Confederate deaths in Union POW camps in the American Civil War 1861-1865

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Aug 21, 2019

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United States

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From 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2023

For the Confederate prisoners in the Union's prisons, the most common cause of death was via diarrhea and dysentery, followed by lung inflammations, and then infectious diseases such as smallpox and measles. In Confederate prisons, the proportion of deaths for Union POWs was much less spread out than in Union prisons.

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Cause of death for Confederate soldiers in Union prisons during the American Civil War, from 1861 to 1865

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