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The table below has information about the total number of service members, battle deaths, and nonmortal woundings in wars from 1775 to 2011; 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 | fewer than 251 |
| 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 | 3,242,0001 |
| Korean War (1950–1953) | |
| Total servicemembers | 5,720,000 |
| Serving in-theater | 1,789,000 |
| Battle deaths | 33,741 |
| Other deaths in service (theater) | 2,833 |
| Other deaths in service (nontheater) | 17,672 |
| Nonmortal woundings | 103,284 |
| Living veterans | 3,086,4001 |
| Vietnam War (1964–1975) | |
| Total servicemembers | 8,744,000 |
| Serving in-theater | 3,403,000 |
| Battle deaths | 47,424 |
| Other deaths in service (theater) | 10,785 |
| Other deaths in service (nontheater) | 32,000 |
| Nonmortal woundings | 153,303 |
| Living veterans | 7,286,5001 |
| Gulf War (1990–1991) | |
| Total servicemembers | 2,225,000 |
| Serving in-theater | 665,476 |
| Battle deaths | 147 |
| Other deaths in service (theater) | 382 |
| Other deaths in service (nontheater) | 1,565 |
| Nonmortal woundings | 467 |
| Living veterans | 1,852,0001 |
| America's Wars Total (1775–1991) | |
| Military service during war | 41,891,368 |
| Battle deaths | 651,030 |
| Other deaths in service (theater) | 308,800 |
| Other deaths in service (nontheater) | 230,279 |
| Nonmortal woundings | 1,431,290 |
| Living war veterans | 17,456,0004 |
| Living veterans | 23,442,000 |
| Global War on Terror 5 | |
| Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) (as of Dec 31, 2010) | 1,429,367 |
| Deployed to Iraq (Operation New Dawn) (as of Dec. 31, 2010) | 85,600 |
| Deployed to Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom)(as of Dec. 31, 2010) | 103,700 |
| Battle Deaths (as of May 12, 2011) | 4,724 |
| Other Deaths (In Theater) (as of May 12, 2011) | 1,294 |
| Non-mortal Woundings (as of May 12, 2011) | 43,399 |
1. Veterans Administration estimate as of Nov. 2008.
2. Estimated figure. Does not include 26,000–31,000 who died in Union prisons.
3. Years of U.S. involvement in war.
4. Approximately 1,065,000 veterans had service in multiple conflicts. They are counted under each conflict, but only once in the total.
5. For the most current GWOT statistics, visit: href="http://www.defense.gov/news/casualty.pdf", and href="http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/MILITARY/history/hst1012.pdf"
Source: Department of Defense and Veterans Administration.
See also Post-Vietnam Combat Casualties.
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