How many people died in the US Civil War from artillery fire?

Answer 1

Artillery was used extensively, but only about 10 percent of the wounded were the victims of artillery fire. Here are some facts from the Civil War. Killed in action or mortally wounded: 110,100 Killed in action: 67,088 Mortally wounded: 43,012 Died of disease: 224,580 Died as prisoners of war: 30,192 Other types of non-battle deaths: 24,881 Accidents: 4,114 Drowned: 4,944 Murdered: 520 Killed after capture: 104 Suicide: 391 Executed by Federal authorities: 267 Executed by the enemy: 64 Sunstroke: 313 Other causes: 2,043 Cause not stated: 12,121 Total Deaths: 389,753 Wounded in Action: 275,175 Total casualties, 1861 to 1865: 664,928

Killed in action or mortally wounded: 94,000 Died of disease: 164,000 Died as prisoners of war: 31,000 Total Deaths: 289,000 Wounded in action: 194,026 Total casualties, 1861 to 1865: 483,026

211,411 prisoners of war 16,668 paroled on the field 30,218 died in prison 15.5% mortality rate

462,634 prisoners of war 247,769 paroled on the field 25,976 died in prison 12% mortality rate

* Of the 364,000 on the Union side who lost their lives, a third were killed or died of wounds and two-thirds died of disease. * The chance of surviving a wound in Civil War days was 7 to 1. * Many doctors who saw service in the Civil War had never been to medical school, but had served an apprenticeship in the office of an established practitioner. * Approximately 130,000 freed slaves became Union soldiers during the war. * Besides the rifle and cannon, weapons consisted of revolvers, swords, cutlasses, hand grenades, Greek fire and land mines. * About 15 percent of the wounded died in the Civil War. * Most infantry rifles were equipped with bayonets, but very few men wounded by bayonet showed up at hospitals. The conclusion was that the bayonet was not a lethal weapon. The explanation probably lay in the fact that opposing soldiers did not often actually come to grips and, when they did, were prone to use their rifles as clubs. * Eighty percent of all wounds during the Civil War were in the extremities. * Most wounds were caused by an elongated bullet made of soft lead, about an inch long, pointed at one end and hollowed out at the base, and called a "minie" ball. * Black soldiers were paid $10 per month while serving in the Union army. This was $3 less than white soldiers. * Artillery was used extensively, but only about 10 percent of the wounded were the victims of artillery fire. * General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate forces, traveled with a pet hen that laid one egg under his cot every morning. Fully armed, a soldier carried about seven pounds of ammunition. His cartridge box contained 40 rounds, and an additional 60 rounds might be conveyed in the pocket if an extensive battle was anticipated.