Civil War

American, the war in the United States, caused by the attempt of the Southern States to establish an independent government under the name of the Confederate States of America. The result of the war was to establish the fact that the United States is a nation, and that no State has the right to secede from the Union. It also resulted in the abolition of slavery, and the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, adopted after the war, extinguished slavery in the United States. During the Civil War there were 2,778,304 men mustered into service on the Union side and about 600,- 000 on the Confederate. The number of casualties in the volunteer and regular armies of the United States during the war, according to a statement prepared by the Adjutant-General’s office, was as follows: Killed in battle. 87,058; died of wounds, 43,012; died of disease, 199,720; other causes, such as accidents, murder, Confederate prisons, ete., 40,154; total died, 349,944; total deserted, 199,105. Number of soldiers in the Confederate service who died of wounds or disease i statement), 133,821. Desert (partial statement), 104,428. Number of United States troops captured during the war, 212,608; Confederate troops captured, 476,169. Number of United States troops paroled on the field, 16,- 431; Confederate troops paroled on the field, 248,599. Number of United States troops who died while prisoners, 30,156; Confederate troops who died while prisoners, 30,152.