America's Wars: U.S. Casualties and Veterans
Updated May 3, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
The table below has information about the total number of service members, battle deaths, and non-mortal woundings in wars from 1775 to 2017; 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 | 7,391,0001,6 |
| 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 | 2,244,5831,6 |
| 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) | 1,315,609 |
| Deployed to Iraq (Operation New Dawn) (as of Dec. 31, 2011) | 0 |
| Deployed to Iraq and Syria (Operation Inherent Resolve) (as of 2017) | 4,000-6,0007 |
| Deployed to Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom) (as of Dec. 2014) | 0 |
| Deployed to Afghanistan (Operation Freedom's Sentinel) (as of Aug. 2017) | ~11,0007 |
| Battle Deaths | 6,930 |
| Other Deaths (In Theater) | 1,378 |
| Non-mortal Woundings | 52,566 |
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.
7. The Pentagon no longer discloses the exact numbers of troops deployed to fight the Global War on Terror.
Source: Department of Defense and Veterans Administration.
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See also Post-Vietnam Combat Casualties.
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