40,000. This was more than any other state lost, north or south.
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The first battle of the Civil War resulted in a win for the Confederate army. The first battle of the Civil War happened at Fort Sumter South Carolina.
Confederate losses by states, in dead and wounded only, and with many records missing (especially those of Alabama): North Carolina 20,602 Virginia 6,947 Mississippi 6,807 South Carolina 4,760 Arkansas 3,782 Georgia 3,702 Tennessee 3,425 Louisiana 3,059 Texas 1,260 Florida 1,047 Alabama 724
approximately 5.5 million troops served in the Civil War. About 620,000 of them died
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New Jersey served mostly in the Eastern Theater of war. By wars end New Jersey lost over 6,000 soldiers.