Scholars accept higher death toll

By analyzing newly digitized census data from the 19th century, David Hacker, a demographic historian from Binghamton University in New York, has recalculated the estimated Civil War death toll and increased it by more than 20 percent — to 750,000. • Article

Higher estimate for number of war dead

An analysis of historic census figures reveals the death toll in the U.S. Civil War was higher than previously estimated, a historian says. J. David Hacker of Binghamton University in New York says the war's dead numbered about 750,000, an estimate 20 percent higher than the commonly cited figure. • Article