During its first 100 years of existence, more than 683,000 Americans lost their lives, with the Civil War accounting for 623,026 of that total (91.2%). Comparatively, in the next 100 years, another estimated 625,000 Americans died through two World Wars and several more regional conflicts (World War 2 representing 65% of that total). Using this comparison, the Civil War might very well be the most costly war that America has ever fought. (Partial Sources: U.S. Army Military History Institute and iCasualties.org).

Let us remember them…and their loved ones as well.

Summary of Military Fatalities in Major Conflicts

American Revolution (1775-1783) 4,435 (estimate)

War of 1812 (1812-1815) 2,260

Mexican War (1846-1848) 1,733

Civil War (1861-1865)

o 140,414 (Union)
o 74,524 (Confederate)

Spanish-American War (1898-1902) 385

World War I (1917-1918) 53,402

World War II (1941-1945) 291,557

Korean War (1950-1953) 33,686

Vietnam War (1964-1975) 47,410

Gulf War (1990-1991) 147

Iraq War (2003-2012) 4,486

Afghanistan War (2001-present) 2193 (as of April 4, 2013)