For the Confederate prisoners in the Union's prisons, the most common cause of death was via diarrhea and dysentery, followed by lung inflammations, and then infectious diseases such as smallpox and measles. In Confederate prisons, the proportion of deaths for Union POWs was much less spread out than in Union prisons.
Cause of death for Confederate soldiers in Union prisons during the American Civil War, from 1861 to 1865
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Library of Congress, & Oxford University Press. (January 1, 1990). Cause of death for Confederate soldiers in Union prisons during the American Civil War, from 1861 to 1865 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010822/cause-deaths-confederate-solders-union-prisons-civil-war-1861-1865/
Library of Congress, und Oxford University Press. "Cause of death for Confederate soldiers in Union prisons during the American Civil War, from 1861 to 1865." Chart. January 1, 1990. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010822/cause-deaths-confederate-solders-union-prisons-civil-war-1861-1865/
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