Civil War Took Bigger Toll Than Previously Estimated
September 23, 2011
A new analysis of census data by Binghamton University historian J. David Hacker reveals that Civil War dead actually numbered about 750,000, an estimate that’s 20 percent higher than the commonly cited figure of 620,000.
Credit: Binghamton University
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War Conflict, Politics, Social Issues, NEW YORK, Binghamton metropolitan area, Geography of New York, Hacker, War, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York
