[Ken H]

From Wiki:

Based on 1860 census figures, about 8% of all white males aged 13 to 43 died in the war, including about 6% in the North and approximately 18% in the South,[43]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States#Civil_War

[U-238]

Thanks for the statistic. Just imagine losing 20 percent of the population in the South.Its staggering.

[Ken H]

The percentages in my previous post were based on the 620,000 figure.

[abishai]

Reminds me of when John Bell Hood was trying to get in a short breakfast after counter-attacking Joe Hooker in the Antietam cornfield, and suffering horrible casualties doing so.

Shanks Evans asks him where all his men were.

Hood points toward the front, "Dead in the field."

[Sherman Logan]

FWIW, about the same time the nation of Paraguay lost 60% to 70% of its total population in a six year war. Around 85% of adult males.