Civil War Statistics
The Civil War, America's bloodiest conflict, cost nearly 1,100,000 casualties and claimed more than 620,000 lives. The campaigning armies left destruction in their wake, particularly in the Southern states that bore the brunt of the fighting. Best estimates place the total number of war-time clashes in excess of 10,000, many of them large scale encounters that resulted in staggering losses for both sides. Engagements such as Gettysburg, Shiloh, the Wilderness and Chickamauga are ranked among the great battles of history; they bear witness to the courage and tenacity with which the Federal and Confederate soldiers fought for their beliefs.
Index
1. The Bloodiest Battles
2. Federal Army Casualties
3. Confederate Army Casualties
4. Federal Regimental Losses
5. Confederate Regimental Losses
6. Federal Generals killed or mortally wounded in battle
7. Confederate Generals killed or mortally wounded in battle
8. Prisoners of War
9. Strength of the Armies
10. Organization of Federal and Confederate Armies
11. The Regiment as called for by Confederate and Federal regulations
1. The Bloodiest Battles
Total Casualties
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Gettysburg |
|
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Federal: 23,053 |
Confederate: 28,063 |
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The Seven Days |
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Federal 15,849 |
Confederate 20,614 |
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Chickamauga |
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Federal 16,170 |
Confederate 18,454 |
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Chancellorsville or Second Fredericksburg |
|
|
Federal 16,845 |
Confederate 12,764 |
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The Wilderness |
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|
Federal 17,666 |
Confederate 7,500 |
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Antietam |
|
|
Federal 12,410 |
Confederate 10,316 |
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Second Manassas or Chantilly |
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|
Federal 16,054 |
Confederate 9,286 |
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Shiloh |
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|
Federal 13,047 |
Confederate 10,694 |
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Stones River |
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|
Federal 9,532 |
Confederate 9,239 |
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Fredericksburg |
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|
Federal 12,653 |
Confederate 5,309 |
2. Federal Army Casualties
|
Killed in action or mortally wounded |
110,100 |
Killed in action |
67,088 |
Mortally wounded |
43,012 |
|
Died of disease |
224,580 |
|
Died as prisoners of war |
30,192 |
|
Other types of non-battle deaths: |
24,881 |
Accidents |
4,114 |
Drowned |
4,944 |
Murdered |
520 |
Killed after capture |
104 |
Suicide |
391 |
Executed by Federal authorities |
267 |
Executed by the enemy |
64 |
Sunstroke |
313 |
Other causes |
2,043 |
Cause not stated |
12,121 |
|
Total Deaths |
389,753 |
|
Wounded in Action |
275,175 |
|
Total casualties, 1861 to 1865 |
664,928 |
3. Confederate Army Casualties
|
Killed in action or mortally wounded |
94,000 |
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Died of disease |
164,000 |
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Died as prisoners of war |
31,000 |
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Total Deaths |
289,000 |
|
Wounded in action |
194,026 |
|
Total casualties, 1861 to 1865 |
483,026 |
4. Federal Regimental Losses
|
Most men killed or died of wounds during term of service |
|
|
1st Maine Heavy Artillery |
23 officers, 400 men |
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5th New Hampshire Infantry |
18 officers, 277 men |
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Most men killed or died of wounds in a single battle |
|
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1st Maine Heavy Artillery |
210 - Petersburg, June 18, 1864 |
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5th New York Infantry |
117 - 2nd Bull Run, August 30, 1862 |
5. Confederate Regimental Losses
|
Most casualties suffered in a single battle |
|
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26th North Carolina |
86 killed, 588 wounded -Gettysburg |
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6th Alabama |
91 killed, 277 wounded - Seven Pines |
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4th North Carolina |
77 killed, 286 wounded - Seven Pines |
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44th Georgia |
71 killed, 264 wounded - Mechanicsville |
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1st South Carolina |
81 killed, 140 wounded - Gaines Mill |
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Due to incomplete or missing records, no accurate losses can be determined after July 1863. |
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6. Federal Generals killed or mortally wounded in battle
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Army Commanders |
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Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson |
Atlanta |
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Corps Commanders |
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Maj. Gen. Joseph K. Mansfield |
Antietam |
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Maj. Gen. John F. Reynolds |
Gettysburg |
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Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick |
Spotsylvania |
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Division Commanders |
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Maj. Gen. Isaac I. Stevens |
Chantilly |
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Maj. Gen. Philip Kearny |
Chantilly |
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Maj. Gen. Jesse L. Reno |
South Mountain |
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Maj. Gen. Israel B. Richardson |
Antietam |
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Maj. Gen. Amiel W. Whipple |
Chancellorsville |
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Maj. Gen. Hiram G. Berry |
Chancellorsville |
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Maj. Gen. James S. Wadsworth |
Wilderness |
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Maj. Gen. David A. Russell |
Opequon |
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Brig. Gen. William H. Wallace |
Shiloh |
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Brig. Gen. Thomas Williams |
Baton Rouge |
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Brig. Gen. James S. Jackson |
Chaplin Hills |
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Brig. Gen. Isaac P. Rodman |
Antietam |
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Brig. Gen. Thomas G. Stevenson |
Spotsylvania |
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Brig. Gen. James A. Mulligan |
Winchester |
7. Confederate Generals killed or mortally wounded in battle
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Army Commanders |
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Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston |
Shiloh |
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Corps Commanders |
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Lieut. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson |
Chancellorsville |
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Lieut. Gen. Leonidas Polk |
Pine Mountain |
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Lieut. Gen. Ambrose P. Hill |
Petersburg |
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Division Commanders |
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Maj. Gen. William D. Pender |
Gettysburg |
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Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart |
Yellow Tavern |
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Maj. Gen. William H. Walker |
Atlanta |
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Maj. Gen. Robert E. Rodes |
Opequon |
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Maj. Gen. Stephen D. Ramseur |
Cedar Creek |
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Maj. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne |
Franklin |
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Brig. Gen. John Pegram |
Hatcher's Run |
8. Prisoners of War
|
Federal Prisoners |
|
211,411 prisoners of war |
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16,668 paroled on the field |
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30,218 died in prison |
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15.5% mortality rate |
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Confederate Prisoners |
|
462,634 prisoners of war |
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247,769 paroled on the field |
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25,976 died in prison |
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12% mortality rate |
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(All prisoner statistics are based on partial or unverifiable statistics) |
9. Strength of the Armies: Comparison of Federal and Confederate forces
|
Date |
USA |
CSA |
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January 1, 1861 |
14,663 |
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July 1, 1861 |
186,751 |
112,040 |
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January 1, 1862 |
527,204 |
258,680 |
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March 31, 1862 |
533,984 |
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June 30, 1862 |
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224,146 |
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January 1, 1863 |
698,802 |
304,015 |
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January 1, 1864 |
611,250 |
277,970 |
|
June 30, 1864 |
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194,764 |
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January 1, 1865 |
620,924 |
196,764 |
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March 31, 1865 |
657,747 |
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May 1, 1865 |
1,000,516 |
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10. Organization of Federal and Confederate Armies
2 Battalions = 1 Regiment
3 - 4 Regiments = 1 Brigade
3 Brigades = 1 Division
3 Divisions = 1 Corps
11. The Regiment as called for by Confederate and Federal regulations
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Field and Staff |
Company |
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1 Colonel |
1 Captain |
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1 Lieutenant Colonel |
1 First Lieutenant |
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1 Major |
1 Second Lieutenant |
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1 Adjutant |
1 First Sergeant |
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1 Quartermaster |
4 Sergeants |
|
1 Surgeon |
8 Corporals |
|
2 Assistant Surgeons |
2 Musicians |
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1 Chaplain (none in Confederate regulations) |
1 Wagoner |
|
1 Sergeant Major |
82 Privates |
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1 Quartermaster Sergeant |
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1 Commissary Sergeant |
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1 Hospital Steward |
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2 Principal Musicians |
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10 Companies: |
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Field and staff: |
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Heavy Artillery Regiments (U.S.): |
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(All statistics gathered from Time-Life Books: The Civil War series)