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An exact count of soldiers who died in combat and from disease during the Civil War is impossible, historians say. Prof Hacker estimates between 650,000 - 850,000 deaths, but believes the most likely number was about 750,000. That is equivalent to 7.5 million US dead in 2012 numbers.
Over 600,000 soldiers died during the Civil War whereas 400,000 died during World War I. Soldiers feared dying and having to be buried by their opponents in the war, especially since the details of the burial conditions differed depending on who won the battle and which unit was assigned to burial duty.