Word Root of evolve The Latin word volvere, meaning âto rollâ or âto turn around,â gives us the root volv. Words from the Latin volvere have something to do with turning.
Civil War Casualties At Antietam. Though the number of killed and wounded in the Civil War is not known precisely, most sources agree that the total number killed was between 640,000 and 700,000.
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. 3  That is equivalent to 7.5 million US dead in 2012 numbers.