American War Statistics
They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his
sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
When describing the return of Jesus Christ and the establishment of His Kingdom, the prophet Micah revealed that peace would fill the earth and war would only be a distant memory (Micah 4). All the grief and torment that comes from bloodshed will disappear. Imagine the suffering American families have experienced because of war. Below is a brief list of the casualties that have caused such heartache.
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Total Servicemen: 217,000
Battle Deaths: 4,435
Non-mortal woundings: 6,158
War of 1812 (1812-1815)
Total Servicemen: 286,730
Battle Deaths: 2,260
Non-mortal woundings: 4,505
Indian Wars (1817-1898)
Total Servicemen: 106,000
Battle Deaths: 1,000
Mexican American War (1846-1848)
Total Servicemen: 78,718
Battle Deaths: 1,733
Other Deaths in Service: 11,550
Non-mortal woundings: 4,152
Civil War (1861-1865)
Total Servicemen (Union): 2,213,363
Battle Deaths (Union): 140,414
Other Deaths in Service (Union): 224,097
Non-mortal woundings (Union): 281,881
Total Servicemen (Confederacy): 1,050,000
Battle Deaths (Confederacy): 74,524
Other Deaths in Service (Confederacy): 59,297
Deaths in Union Prisons: 26,000 – 31,000
Non-mortal woundings (Confederacy): Unknown
Spanish-American War (1898-1902)
Total Servicemen (worldwide): 306,760
Battle Deaths: 385
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater): 2,061
Non-mortal woundings: 1,662
World War I (1917-1918)
Total Servicemen (worldwide): 4,734,991
Battle Deaths: 53,402
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater): 63,114
Non-mortal woundings: 671,846
World War II (1941-1945)
Total Servicemen (worldwide): 16,112,566
Battle Deaths: 291,557
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater): 113,842
Non-mortal woundings: 671,846
Korean War (1950-1953)
Total Servicemen (worldwide): 5,720,000
Battle Deaths: 33,686
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater): 17,730
Non-mortal woundings: 103,284
Vietnam War (1964-1975)
Total Servicemen (worldwide): 9,200,000
Total Servicemen Deployed to Southeast Asia: 3,100,000
Battle Deaths: 47,410
Other Deaths in Service (In Theater): 10,788
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater): 32,000 estimated
Non-mortal woundings: 153,303
Gulf War (1990-1991)
Total Servicemen (worldwide): 2,322,332
Total deployed to gulf: 1,136,658
Battle Deaths: 147
Other Deaths in Service (In Theater): 235
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater): 914
Non-mortal woundings: 467