Trivia 5-18-16 True or False

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It's a tricky answer. Disease was the number one killer, but infection is a disease, so even an infected non-combat wound could have lead to death. Examples might include axe wound, pocket knife wound, cooking burn, etc. etc.
 
Wounds were the #1 killer of soldiers during the Civil War. True or False

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false. disease was the number 1 killer. Most casualties and deaths in the Civil War were the result of non-combat-related disease.
  • USA battle deaths: 110,070
  • USA deaths by disease: 250,152
  • USA total deaths: 360,222
  • CSA battle deaths: 94,000
  • CSA deaths by disease: 164,000
  • CSA total deaths: 258,000
 
True

Edit - Sorry, SilasConn, your answer is not correct.

Welcome to the trivia game and to CivilWarTalk, anyway.

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Hoosier
 
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very false

Edit - Correct, Forrest. Welcome to the trivia game.

Hope you'll come back and play again.

Hoosier
 
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false

Edit - Nothing like a true or false question to bring trivia game players out of the woodwork. :smile:
 
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