Disease accounted for the largest percentage of deaths during the Civil War, but actual combat produced hundreds of thousands of casualties in both the “killed” and “wounded” categories. Caring for the wounded and burying the dead provided logistical challenges for commanders and medical personnel, especially when the enemy controlled the field of battle. “Stonewall” Jackson chastised a Union general for not evacuating his casualties in the time Jackson allowed, which no doubt contributed to the soldiers’ suffering.