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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 2012; such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, World War I and II, Vietnam, and more.

American Revolution (1775–1783)
Total servicemembers	217,000
Battle deaths	4,435
Nonmortal woundings	6,188
War of 1812 (1812–1815)
Total servicemembers	286,730
Battle deaths	2,260
Nonmortal woundings	4,505
Indian Wars (approx. 1817–1898)
Total servicemembers	106,000¹
Battle deaths	1,000¹
Mexican War (1846–1848)
Total servicemembers	78,718
Battle deaths	1,733
Other deaths in service (nontheater)	11,550
Nonmortal woundings	4,152
Civil War (1861–1865)
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
Spanish-American War (1898–1902)
Total servicemembers	306,760
Battle deaths	385
Other deaths in service (nontheater)	2,061
Nonmortal woundings	1,662
World War I (1917–1918)³
Total servicemembers	4,734,991
Battle deaths	53,402
Other deaths in service (nontheater)	63,114
Nonmortal woundings	204,002
Living veterans	0
World War II (1940–1945)³
Total servicemembers	16,112,566
Battle deaths	291,557
Other deaths in service (nontheater)	113,842
Nonmortal woundings	671,846
Living veterans	1,711,000¹
Korean War (1950–1953)
Total servicemembers	5,720,000
Serving in-theater	1,789,000
Battle deaths	33,739
Other deaths in service (theater)	2,835
Other deaths in service (nontheater)	17,672
Nonmortal woundings	103,284
Living veterans	2,275,000
Vietnam War (1964–1975)
Total servicemembers	8,744,000
Serving in-theater	3,403,000
Battle deaths	47,434
Other deaths in service (theater)	10,786
Other deaths in service (nontheater)	32,000
Nonmortal woundings	153,303
Living veterans	7,391,000^1,⁶
Gulf War (1990–1991)
Total servicemembers	2,322,000
Serving in-theater	694,550
Battle deaths	148
Other deaths in service (theater)	235
Other deaths in service (nontheater)	1,565
Nonmortal woundings	467
Living veterans	2,244,583^1,6
America's Wars Total (1775–1991)
Military service during war	41,892,128
Battle deaths	651,031
Other deaths in service (theater)	308,800
Other deaths in service (nontheater)	230,254
Nonmortal woundings	1,430,290
Living war veterans	16,962,000⁴
Living veterans	23,234,000
Global War on Terror ⁵
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) (as of Sept. 2011)	1,468,364
Deployed to Iraq (Operation New Dawn) (as of Dec. 31, 2011)	0
Deployed to Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom) (as of June 2011)	45,000
Battle Deaths	5,078
Other Deaths (In Theater)	1,378
Non-mortal Woundings	48,104

1. Estimate based upon new population projection methodology.

2. Estimated figure. Does not include 26,000–31,000 who died in Union prisons.

3. Years of U.S. involvement in war.

4. Total will be more than sum of conflicts due to no "end date" established for Persian Gulf War.

5. October 7, 2001 through May 29, 2012 (unless otherwise indicated). Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation New Dawn.

6. Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) estimate, as of 4/09, 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.

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