"The world will very little note nor long remember what we say here; but it can never forget what they did here.
"It is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated, here, to the unfinished work that they have thus far so nobly carried on. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us; that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to the cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion; that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that the nation, under God, have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
November 19, 1863
<snip>
Below is a listing of America's MAJOR wars and conflicts and the known casualty figures for each. Casualties are for United States and Confederate military dead and wounded only. Civilian casualties will be added later. *Updated 01.21.07* (Does not include BushCo Wars 2002 to present)
War Dates Deaths Wounded American Revolutionary War 1775-1783
Combat: 4,435
Other: Unknown
6,188
Indian Wars 1783-1890
Combat: 1,000 (approx.)
Other: Unknown
Unknown
The War of 1812 1812-1815
Combat: 2,260
Other: Unknown
4,505
U.S.-Mexican War 1846-1848
Combat: 1,733
Other: 11,550
Total: 13,283
4,152
U.S. Civil War 1861-1865
Union: Combat: 110,070
Other: 249,458
Confederate: Combat: 74,524
Other: 124,000
Union: 275,175
Confederate: 137,000 +
Spanish-American War 1898
Combat: 385
Other: 2,061
Total: 2,456
1,662
Philippine-American War 1899-1901
Combat: 1,108
Other: 2,108
otal: 3,216
2,779
World War I 1917-1918
Combat: 53,513
Other: 63,195
Total: 116,708
204,002
World War II 1941-1945
Combat: 292,131
Other: 115,185
Total: 407,316
670,846
Korean War 1950-1953
Combat: 33,651
Other:
**(in-theater): 2,830
(not-in-theater): 17,730
Total: 54,246***
103,284
Vietnam War 1964-1975
Combat: 47,369
Other: 10,799
Total: 58,168****
153,303
Gulf War 1991
Combat: 148
Other: 145
Total: 293
467
<MORE>
<link>
http://www.historyguy.com/american_war_casualties.html<snip>
Afghanistan War 2001 to present
Coalition Military Fatalities By Year:
Period US Other Total
+ 2007 109 105 214
+ 2006 98 93 191
+ 2005 99 31 130
+ 2004 52 6 58
+ 2003 48 9 57
+ 2002 48 20 68
+ 2001 12 0 12
Total 466 264 730
<link>
http://www.icasualties.org/oef/<snip>
Iraq War 2003 to present
Military Fatalities: By Time Period
Period US UK Other* Total Avg Days
6 774 41 9 824 2.91 283
5 933 32 20 985 2.39 412
4 715 13 18 746 2.35 318
3 580 25 27 632 2.93 216
2 718 27 59 804 1.9 424
1 140 33 173 4.02 43
Total 3860 171 133 4164 2.46 1696
<link>
http://icasualties.org/oif/
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