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America's Wars: U.S. Casualties and
Veterans
The table below has information about the total number of service members, battle deaths, and nonmortal woundings in wars from 1775 to 2006; such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, World War I and II, Vietnam, and more.
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American Revolution (1775–1783)
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| Total servicemembers |
217,000 |
| Battle deaths |
4,435 |
| Nonmortal woundings |
6,188 |
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War of 1812 (1812–1815)
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| Total servicemembers |
286,730 |
| Battle deaths |
2,260 |
| Nonmortal woundings |
4,505 |
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Indian Wars (approx. 1817–1898)
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| Total servicemembers |
106,0001 |
| Battle deaths |
1,0001 |
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Mexican War (1846–1848)
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| Total servicemembers |
78,718 |
| Battle deaths |
1,733 |
| Other deaths in service
(nontheater) |
11,550 |
| Nonmortal woundings |
4,152 |
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Civil War (1861–1865)
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| Total servicemembers (Union) |
2,213,363 |
| Battle deaths (Union) |
140,414 |
| Other deaths in service
(nontheater) (Union) |
224,097 |
| Nonmortal woundings (Union) |
281,881 |
| Total servicemembers (Conf.) |
1,050,000 |
| Battle deaths (Conf.) |
74,524 |
| Other deaths in service
(nontheater) (Conf.) |
59,2972 |
| Nonmortal woundings (Conf.) |
unknown |
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Spanish-American War (1898–1902)
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| Total servicemembers |
306,760 |
| Battle deaths |
385 |
| Other deaths in service
(nontheater) |
2,061 |
| Nonmortal woundings |
1,662 |
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World War I (1917–1918)3
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| Total servicemembers |
4,734,991 |
| Battle deaths |
53,402 |
| Other deaths in service
(nontheater) |
63,114 |
| Nonmortal woundings |
204,002 |
| Living veterans |
fewer than 251 |
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World War II (1940–1945)3
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| Total servicemembers |
16,112,566 |
| Battle deaths |
291,557 |
| Other deaths in service
(nontheater) |
113,842 |
| Nonmortal woundings |
671,846 |
| Living veterans |
3,242,0001 |
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Korean War (1950–1953)
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| Total servicemembers |
5,720,000 |
| Serving in-theater |
1,789,000 |
| Battle deaths |
33,741 |
| Other deaths in service
(theater) |
2,833 |
| Other deaths in service
(nontheater) |
17,672 |
| Nonmortal woundings |
103,284 |
| Living veterans |
3,086,4001 |
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Vietnam War (1964–1975)
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| Total servicemembers |
8,744,000 |
| Serving in-theater |
3,403,000 |
| Battle deaths |
47,424 |
| Other deaths in service
(theater) |
10,785 |
| Other deaths in service
(nontheater) |
32,000 |
| Nonmortal woundings |
153,303 |
| Living veterans |
7,286,5001 |
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Gulf War (1990–1991)
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| Total servicemembers |
2,225,000 |
| Serving in-theater |
665,476 |
| Battle deaths |
147 |
| Other deaths in service
(theater) |
382 |
| Other deaths in service
(nontheater) |
1,565 |
| Nonmortal woundings |
467 |
| Living veterans |
1,852,0001 |
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America's Wars Total
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| Military service during war |
43,185,893 |
| Battle deaths |
653,708 |
| Other deaths in service
(theater) |
14,560 |
| Other deaths in service
(nontheater) |
525,930 |
| Nonmortal woundings |
1,447,281 |
| Living war veterans |
17,835,0004 |
| Living veterans |
23,976,000 |
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Global War on Terror (as of Sept. 30, 2006)5
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| Total Servicemembers
(Worldwide) |
1,384,968 |
| Deployed to Iraq and
Afghanistan |
165,000 |
| Battle Deaths |
3,776 |
| Other Deaths (In Theater) |
958 |
| Non-mortal Woundings |
21,649 |
| Living Veterans |
588,9236 |
1. Veterans Administration estimate as of
Sept. 30, 2006.
2. Estimated figure. Does not include
26,000–31,000 who died in Union prisons.
3. Years of U.S. involvement in
war.
4. Approximately 1,065,000 veterans had
service in multiple conflicts. They are counted under each conflict, but
only once in the total.
6. VA estimate does not include those
still on active duty and may include veterans who served in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense and Veterans
Administration.
See also Post-Vietnam Combat Casualties.
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