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Apx. 29,000 casualties. As is often the case in wars and sieges, the majority of the deaths in the Civil war were caused by disease. Field hospitals often became centers for infection and disease as mass numbers of wounded soldiers would be housed together in filthy conditions with little or no sanitation.he Civil War was the deadliest war in the history of the United States.
Dysentery Number one killer during the Civil War.Victims get severe diarrhea with passage ofmucous and blood. Typhoid fever âCamp Feverâ â Number two killer, at Â¼ ofdisease deaths. This disease is caused by anyof several bacteria. It is very severe, andcauses a high fever, intense headache,intense rash, and delirium. Body lice trans-mit it. Ague Pronounced âAY-gyuâ. A bad fever with acycle of chills and sweating. Also, âswampfever.â Yellow Fever Caused by a virus, this disease is carried by aspecific mosquito and can be fatal.