Facts About The Civil War - By: Ann, 2008-06-14

At least 618,000 Americans died in the Civil War

Of every 1,000 Federals in battle, 112 were wounded

Of every 1,000 Confederates, 150 were hit

The 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, in a charge at Petersburg, Virginia, 18 June 1864, sustained a "record" loss of the war-635 of its 900 men within seven minutes.

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