eter ior ate . ▁Half ▁of ▁the ▁death s ▁were ▁reported ly ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁out break ▁of ▁vari ola ▁( small po x ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁Other ▁causes ▁of ▁death ▁included : ▁di arr he a ▁( 3 1 5 ), ▁infl amm ation ▁of ▁the ▁l ungs ▁( 2 4 3 ), ▁ty ph oid ▁fe ver ▁and / or ▁mal aria ▁( 2 1 5 ), ▁sc ur vy ▁( 7 0 ), ▁p neum onia ▁( 6 1 ), ▁er ys ip el as ▁( 4 7 ), ▁gun shot ▁w ounds ▁( 7 ), ▁and ▁d row ning ▁( 5 ). ▁In ▁addition , ▁ 1 0 9 ▁Union ▁soldiers ▁and ▁ 4 0 ▁civ ili ans ▁also ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁fort ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁political ▁prisoners ▁held ▁at ▁Fort ▁Del aware ▁was ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Iss ac ▁W . ▁K . ▁Hand y , ▁who ▁had ▁commented ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁that ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁had ▁t arn ished ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁most ▁cher ished ▁symbols , ▁the ▁American ▁flag . ▁Arr ested ▁for ▁comments ▁made ▁during ▁a ▁dinner , ▁he ▁was ▁ja iled ▁without ▁trial ▁and , ▁because ▁habe as ▁cor pus ▁had ▁been ▁susp ended ▁by ▁this ▁time ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁was ▁then ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁fort ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁months . ▁ ▁Two ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁on ▁February ▁ 8