Talk:American Civil War

Union disease deaths: 224,580 vs 199,790

The article gives two different figures for Union Army deaths from disease during the Civil War, and they differ by nearly 25,000.

A table in the article headed "Casualties according to the US National Park Service" shows Union disease deaths as 224,580.

In a separate detailed breakdown of the 359,528 Union Army dead, the article states: "199,790 died of disease (75 percent was due to the war, the remainder would have occurred in civilian life anyway)."

Both figures are presented as the total number of Union soldiers who died of disease during the Civil War, not as estimates or ranges. The gap of 24,790 — more than 12 percent — is far too large to attribute to rounding. The article places these two figures in different sections without acknowledging the discrepancy or explaining which source or counting method accounts for the difference. Rome (talk) 23:31, 6 May 2026 (UTC)