From the first battle at Concord Massachusetts, 230 years ago to the war in Iraq, America’s Military has served when called.
NAME OF CONFLICT
|
DATES
|
BATTLE DEATHS
|
War for Independence of |
1775 -1783
|
25,000
|
War of 1812 |
1812 -1815
|
20,000
|
Indian Wars |
1817 -1898
|
1,000
|
Mexican War |
1846 -1865
|
1,733
|
Civil War |
1861 -1865
|
140,414 - Union
74,524 - Confederate |
Spanish American War |
1898 -1902
|
385
|
World War I |
1917 -1918
|
53,402
|
World War II |
1941 -1945
|
291,557
|
Korean War |
1950 -1953
|
33,741
|
Vietnam War |
1964 -1975
|
58,235
|
Desert Shield/Desert Storm |
1990 -1992
|
147
|
War on Terrorism |
2001 - present
|
8,299*
|
*As of June 13, 2015