The author of Beowulf is a mystery, as most poets of the Anglo-Saxon period are. He might have been a court poet, or a monastic poet. Depending on the Christian interpretation of the poem, it could be either.he author of Beowulf is a mystery, as most poets of the Anglo-Saxon period are. He might have been a court poet, or a monastic poet. Depending on the Christian interpretation of the poem, it could be either.
1 An exact count of soldiers who died in combat and from disease during the Civil War is impossible, historians say. 2  Prof Hacker estimates between 650,000 - 850,000 deaths, but believes the most likely number was about 750,000.
Home >> United States History >> Civil War >> Death in the Civil War. Civil War. Major American Wars. The Civil War was the deadliest war in the history of the United States. In all, over 600,000 people died as a direct result of injury in battle, disease, or as prisoners. Statistics from Ayers et al. American Passages, p. 518.