Union dead: 364,511
Union wounded: 281,881
Total Union Loss: 646,392

Confederate dead: 260,000
Confederate wounded: 194,000
Confederate Total Loss: 454,000

Total number of Dead in the Civil War: 624,511

The Civil War soldier's chances of not surviving the war was about one in four, in comparison to:

4,435 died in the Revolution
2,260 in War of 1812
13,283 in the Mexican War
2,246 in the Spanish American
116,516 in World War I
405,399 in World War II
33,746 in Korea
58,152 in Vietnam

Up until the Vietnam War, the number killed in the Civil War surpassed all other wars combined.

110,100 Union soldiers died in battle: 67,088 KIA, 43,012 MW.
224,580 died of disease.
30,192 died as prisoners of war
24,881 died of non battle causes
1,804 members of the Navy were killed
3,000 died of wound of accident
2,226 were wounded

1 Army commander, 3 corps commanders, 14 division commanders, and 67 brigade commanders, including 32 generals, were killed in the Union Army.

Confederate KIA and MW 94,000
Died of disease 164,000
Died as prisoners of war 31,000
Wounded: 194,026

1 Army Commander, 3 Corps commanders, 7 division commanders, and 62 brigade commanders were killed in the CSA Army.

Prisoners of War: Union, mortality rate of 15.5%
Confederate, mortality rate of 12.0%

Medical Statistics
Chance of dying: about one in four
For the Union Army:
-1 out of approximately 65 men were killed in action
-1 of 56 died from wounds
-1 of 13.5 died of disease
-1 of 10 was wounded in action
-1 of 15 was captured or reported missing
-1 of 7 captured died in prison

Death Rate for Union and Confederate Soldiers by Disease

"Continued Fevers" C- 33.27% U-22.28%
"Malarial Fevers" C-1.15 U-0.95
"Eruptive Diseases" C- 5.12% U-5.27%
"Intestinal Complaints" C-1.48% U-1.25%
"Pulmonary Diseases" C-18.89% U-2.34%

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