How many soldiers died on each side during the American Civil War?

2.1 million - Number of Northerners mobilized to fight for the Union army.

880,000 - Number of Southerners mobilized for the Confederacy.

40+ - Estimated percentage of Civil War dead who were never identified.

2 out of 3 - Number of Civil War deaths that occurred from disease rather than battle.

2.5% - Approximate percentage of the American population that died in the Civil War.

7 million - Number of Americans lost if 2.5% of the population died in war today.