The Old Museum at Manassas |
Last update Jul 13, 2005 |
The Civil War was Big and Costly.The Civil War cost more American lives than any other war in which Americans have fought. Of the 4,137,000 under arms in both armies, 622,000 died. |
Civil War Duration: 4-12-1861 to 4-9-1865 47 months 28 days Pop, 32,000,000 Armies 4,137,000 Americans killed: 622,000 |
World War I Duration: 4-6-1917 to 11-11-1918 19 months 5 days US Pop: 105,000,000 US Armies: 3,665,000 US killed: 116,000 |
World War II Duration: 12-7-1941 to 9-7-1945 44 months 26 days US Pop: 133,000,000 US Armies: 8,291,335 US killed: 400,000 |
Korea Duration: 1950 to 1953 . US Pop:1950, 150,697,361 US Armies: ???,??? US killed: 33,642 |
Vietnam Duration: 1961 to 1973 . US Pop:1970, 203,235,298 US Armies: 2,637,100 US killed: 58,148 |
Desert Storm Duration: 1990 100 days US Pop:1990, 250,122,000 US Armies: ???,??? US killed: 137 |