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Check out the comparison charts on the middle of this page.
American Revolution (1775?1783)
Total servicemembers: 217,000
Battle deaths: 4,435
War of 1812 (1812?1815)
Total servicemembers: 286,730
Battle deaths: 2,260
Indian Wars (approx. 1817?1898)
Total servicemembers: 106,000
Battle deaths: 1,000
Mexican War (1846?1848)
Total servicemembers: 78,718
Battle deaths: 1,733
Civil War (1861?1865)
Total servicemembers (Union): 2,213,363
Battle deaths (Union): 140,414
Total servicemembers (Conf.): 1,050,000
Battle deaths (Conf.): 74,524
Spanish-American War (1898?1902)
Total servicemembers: 306,760
Battle deaths: 385
World War I (1917?1918)
Total servicemembers: 4,734,991
Battle deaths: 53,402
World War II (1940?1945)
Total servicemembers: 16,112,566
Battle deaths: 291,557
Korean War (1950?1953)
Total servicemembers: 5,720,000
Battle deaths: 33,686
Vietnam War (1964?1975)
Total servicemembers: 9,200,000
Battle deaths: 47,413
Gulf War (1990?1991)
Total servicemembers: 2,322,332
Battle deaths: 148
Operation Enduring Freedom (2001?present)
Battle deaths: 51
Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003?present)
Battle deaths: 559
American Revolution (1775?1783)
Total servicemembers: 217,000
Battle deaths: 4,435
War of 1812 (1812?1815)
Total servicemembers: 286,730
Battle deaths: 2,260
Indian Wars (approx. 1817?1898)
Total servicemembers: 106,000
Battle deaths: 1,000
Mexican War (1846?1848)
Total servicemembers: 78,718
Battle deaths: 1,733
Civil War (1861?1865)
Total servicemembers (Union): 2,213,363
Battle deaths (Union): 140,414
Total servicemembers (Conf.): 1,050,000
Battle deaths (Conf.): 74,524
Spanish-American War (1898?1902)
Total servicemembers: 306,760
Battle deaths: 385
World War I (1917?1918)
Total servicemembers: 4,734,991
Battle deaths: 53,402
World War II (1940?1945)
Total servicemembers: 16,112,566
Battle deaths: 291,557
Korean War (1950?1953)
Total servicemembers: 5,720,000
Battle deaths: 33,686
Vietnam War (1964?1975)
Total servicemembers: 9,200,000
Battle deaths: 47,413
Gulf War (1990?1991)
Total servicemembers: 2,322,332
Battle deaths: 148
Operation Enduring Freedom (2001?present)
Battle deaths: 51
Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003?present)
Battle deaths: 559