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Wisconsin in the Civil War
91,327 Fought
12,216 Died
Of those deaths, 66% were from disease. The three deadliest in the Civil War were:
(1) Dysentery
(2) Typhoid Fever
(3) Lung Inflammation
Chance of survival from a combat wound depended on how far the wound was from the trunk of the body:
* Forearm -- 86% survival
* Hip Joint -- 88% fatality
Before the Civil War
* No effective ambulance corps
* No federal hospitals to provide care
* No dog tags for identification
* No official system for notifying next of kin
* No national cemeteries
The Civil War drove the need for these vital services
Medicine |