Statistical Summary
America's Major Wars
I. The Military Participation Ratio Conflict Population Enrolled Ratio (millions) (thousands) Revolutionary War 3.5 200.0 5.7% War of 1812 7.6 286.0 3.8% Mexican War 21.1 78.7 0.4% Civil War: Union 26.2 2,803.3 10.7% : Confederate 8.1 1,064.2 13.1% : Combined 34.3 3,867.5 11.1% Spanish-American War 74.6 306.8 0.4% World War I 102.8 4,743.8 4.6% World War II 133.5 16,353.7 12.2% Korean War 151.7 5,764.1 3.8% Vietnam War 204.9 8,744.0 4.3% Gulf War 260.0 2,750.0 1.1% II. Casualties [-Deaths-] Combat deaths refers to troops killed in action or dead of wounds. Other includes deaths from disease, privation, and accidents, and includes losses among prisoners of war. Wounded excludes those who died of their wounds, who are included under Combat Deaths. Ratio is the proportion of wounded in action to combat deaths. Note that the wounded figures do not include cases of disease. Under Percentages, KIA refers to the percent of those enrolled killed in action, Dead to the percent dead from all causes, and Casualty to the percent killed or injured. KIA/Month, killed in action per month, gives a fair indication of the intensity of combat | |
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