Twice as many soldiers died from disease than battle injuries...



Twice as many soldiers died from disease than battle injuries during the American Civil War. 

Dysentery and chronic diarrhea were so prevalent that there was an honor code among soldiers – you couldn’t shoot a man while he was pooping.

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