Civil War
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Digital History ID 3811 Civil War Casualties and Costs of the Civil War Interpreting Statistics Troops Available for Duty (January 1) | | Union | Confederacy | 1862 | 527,204 | 209,852 | 1863 | 698,808 | 253,208 | 1864 | 611,250 | 233,586 | 1865 | 620,924 | 154,910 | Questions To Think About 1. Why did troop strength peak in 1863? 2. Do you think that the differences in troop strength were responsible for the war's outcome? Interpreting Statistics Deaths During the Civil War | | Union | Confederacy | Total forces | 1,556,678 | 1,082,119 | Deaths from Wounds | 110,070 | 94,000 | Deaths from Disease | 249,458 | 164,000 | Death Rate | 23 percent | 24 percent | Wounded | 275,175 | 100,000 | Deaths in American Wars | Civil War | 618,000 | World War II | 405,000 | World War I | 112,000 | Vietnam War | 58,000 | Korean War | 54,000 | Mexican War | 13,000 | Revolution | 4,000 | Spanish-American War | 2,000 | War of 1812 | 2,000 | Civil War Troops | | Union | Confederacy | 1862 | 527,204 | 209,852 | 1863 | 698,808 | 253,208 | 1864 | 611,250 | 233,586 | 1865 | 620,924 | 154,910 | Total Forces | 1,556,678 | 1,082,119 | Civil War Casualties | | Union | Confederacy | Death from wounds | 110,070 | 94,000 | Death from disease | 249,458 | 164,000 | Total death rate | 23 percent | 24 percent | Wounded | 275,175 | 100,000 (approx.) | Cost of U.S. Wars | | Wartime Costs | Veterans' Benefits | Interest Payments | | (in millions) | American Revolution | $100-140 | $28 | $20 | War of 1812 | $87 | $20 | $14 | Mexican War | $82 | $26 | $10 | Civil War (Union only) | $2,300 | $3,289 | $1,200 | Spanish-American | $270 | $2,111 | $60 | World War I | $23,700 | $13,856 | $11,100 | World War II | $260,000 | $65,231 | $200,000 | Korea | $50,000 | $11,391 | | Vietnam | $140,600 | $13,173 | | Questions To Think About 1. How does the cost of the Civil War--in casualties and expense--compare to the cost of other American wars? 2. Why do you think that the Civil War was so lethal?
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