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Civil War
Casualties and
Costs of the Civil War
|
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 |
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?
| 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 |
|
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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