But how many men died on both sides as a result of that battle? And was the American public or the union public in support of the war?

April 06, 2026 - 22:51 UTC

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Pittsburgh Landing, some 23,000. Yes, considering some 650,000+ died or were as wounded during the war, and they prosecuted the war to a successful conclusion.
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Yup.

Something like 75% of Union veterans who witnessed both the horrors of the war and the horrors of southern slavery chose to vote for the guy that wanted to continue the former to abolish the latter in 1864.
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This book, if you can find it in a library or buy it, explains in great detail how & why the union public did support the war

www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674066083
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