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American Civil War: 0.6–1 million [87] [88] 1861–1865 United States vs. Confederate States: North America Mozambican Civil War: 0.5–1 million [89] [90] 1977–1992 People's Republic of Mozambique, later Republic of Mozambique, and allies vs. RENAMO and allies Mozambique First Sudanese Civil War: 0.5–1 million [91] [92] 1955–1972
The war left an estimated 698,000 soldiers dead, along with an undetermined number of civilian casualties, making the Civil War the deadliest military conflict in American history. [ g ] The technology and brutality of the Civil War foreshadowed the coming world wars .
As of June 2018 total of US World War II casualties listed as MIA is 72,823 [94] e. ^ Korean War : Note: [ 20 ] gives Dead as 33,746 and Wounded as 103, 284 and MIA as 8,177. The American Battle Monuments Commission database for the Korean War reports that "The Department of Defense reports that 54,246 American service men and women lost their ...
Globally, the civilian casualty ratio often hovers around 50%. It is sometimes stated that 90% of victims of modern wars are civilians, [13] but that is a myth. [2] [4]In 1989, William Eckhardt studied casualties of conflicts from 1700 to 1987 and found that "the civilian percentage share of war-related deaths remained at about 50% from century to century."
Individual civilians killed during the American Civil War, and major actions in which civilians were the deliberate targets. Pages in category "Civilians killed in the American Civil War" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
The Civil War remains the deadliest military conflict in American history. During the first year of the war, both sides had many more volunteers than they had the time or resources to effectively train. However, this initial enthusiasm began to wane and both sides enacted conscription laws to amass more volunteers.
The number of casualties is simply the number of members of a unit who are not available for duty. For example, during the Seven Days Battles in the American Civil War (June 25 to July 1, 1862) there were 5,228 killed, 23,824 wounded and 7,007 missing or taken prisoner for a total of 36,059 casualties.
Pages in category "Union military personnel killed in the American Civil War" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 242 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page)