CSPAN2 Book Discussion On Soldiering In The Army Of Northern Virginia June 15, 2014
Johnstons relationship and jacksons relationship and things like that. So it was a nice easy transition over to the army. Before we get into the book, the statistical portrait of that but served under robert louis, how about some macro figures. How many soldiers served in the civil war on both sides . About two and a quarter Million People served. The confederacy probably around 900,000 but we dont have an exact tabulation. Recent studies suggested that more people died in the civil war but the statistics are based on the census records and it is really dicey to rely on that kind of evidence. ...