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What killed most soldiers during the civil war?

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Approximately 620,000 soldiers died from combat, accident, starvation, and disease during the Civil War. This number comes from an 1889 study of the war performed by William F. Fox and Thomas Leonard Livermore. Both men fought for the Union.

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Approximately 620,000 soldiers died from combat, accident, starvation, and disease during the Civil War.
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