Disease and accidents caused most war-related deaths historically, until World War II when battle deaths surpassed them. During the Civil War, twice as many soldiers died of diseases as those who died in battle. The decrease in disease-related deaths is attributed to improved knowledge of disease and sanitation.
Historically, most war-related deaths were actually caused by disease and accidents, and it wasn’t until World War II that battle deaths surpassed those from other causes. World War II lasted from 1939 to 1945 and caused approximately 292,000 battle deaths and approximately 115,000 deaths from disease and accidents. By comparison, during the Civil War, the deadliest war in the United States with over 620,000 dead, twice as many soldiers died of diseases, such as dysentery and typhoid, as those who died in battle. The decrease in disease-related war deaths is attributed to the knowledge of more information about disease and sanitation.
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An estimated 4% of WWII US veterans were women, compared to 17% of post-911 era veterans.
The amount of deaths in the American Civil War is roughly equivalent to the US death toll from the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican War, Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, and the Korean War, put together.
In 1862, the first United States legislation was passed to allow a National Cemetery for burial of the fallen. Before that, there was no official burial system or family notification system.
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