New book examines a civil war unit from athens, georgia. Communist rebels supported by yugoslavia and other communist nations fought against the prowestern government of greece, which was given significant support by the united states and great britain. United states military casualties of war wikipedia. If the war were fought today, the number of deaths would total 6. It is similar to cold mountain in that it involves a journey, and it also possesses the unusual feature of being both a mans book and a womans book at once. The american civil war 18611865 was a civil war in the united states of america. In chesterfield county, discover some of the lesserknown stories of the war. The findings of this article with regard to civil war casualties in county cork are fairly consistent with those of counties dublin and tipperary.
Tom doyles, the civil war in kerry throws up a figure of fatal casualties of 170 people, of whom 85 were free state army, 72 antitreaty ira and 12 civilians. The civil war was fought between 1861 and and was the bloodiest conflict in american history. The author lays a sensitive and profound foundation of the religious meaning of death before and during the outbreak of the war. This is a monumentally important book about american religious beliefs, and the cultural and familial traditions deeply affected by the mass deaths and carnage of the civil war. Casualties and losses 4 killed or wounded usa 26 killed or wounded csa. Pitting north against south, the civil war had lasting repucussions that are still felt today. An estimated threeandahalf million men fought in the american civil war and approximately 620,000 died, which is more than the total combat fatalities of all the nations previous wars combined.
This is a list of the costliest land battles of the american civil war, measured by casualties killed, wounded, captured, and missing on both sides. The american civil war was the nations bloodiest war. On the home front, state industries gave the union a strategic manufacturing advantage in arms, munitions, and other provisions. Why the civil war battle of antietam was so horrific.
All union casualty figures, and confederate killed in action, from the oxford companion to american military history except where noted nps figures. American civil war casualties are those soldiers, both union and confederate, who died, were wounded, went missing or were captured. All military collections revolutionary war civil war world war i world war ii other conflicts. Antietam is remembered as the bloodiest day in american military history. This also marked the onset of the first english civil war fought between forces loyal to charles i and those who served parliament. Large battle casualty counts are almost impossible to calculate precisely. At least 618,000 americans died in the civil war, and some experts say the toll reached 700,000. Civil war 18611865 some 55,000 connecticut men served during the civil war and, of those, roughly 10 percent lost their lives.
It is similar to cold mountain in that it involves a journey, and it also possesses the unusual feature of being both a mans book and a womans book. New military technology combined with oldfashioned tactical doctrine to produce a scale of battle casualties unprecedented in american history. Newer estimates place the total death toll at 650,000 to. I purchased the book at the beverly museum and it seems to be the best book. The project to establish how many died in the irish civil war remains ongoing. Casualties numbers and battle death statistics for the american civil war. Casualties of the irish civil war in dublin the irish story. Womens innovations included soldiers aid societies, with bridgeports being the nations first.
Wisconsin in the civil war wisconsin historical society. The civil war soldiers and sailors system cwss is a database containing information about the men who served in the union and confederate armies during the civil war. Mcclellan, in what would turn out to be the single bloodiest day of the civil war and in all of american history. More than 600,000 soldiers lost their lives in the american civil war.
The paper trail of the civil war in kentucky 18611865 3 civil war casualties the north put 2. Indiana civil war history casualties battles indiana army us. The eastern theater clarification about casualties at philippi. Casualties of the irish civil war in county cork the. Many books about the civil war are shelved in the archives i library in library of congress. Listing of military units, with officers by rank or position. Sligo 191223 gives 48 people killed in the county during the civil war, 19 free state army, 18 antitreaty ira and 11 civilians phillip mcconway found that a total of 22 people were killed. This is a work in progress and does not include every soldier yet. This overview will provide a brief history of the civil war. Civil war history the american civil war, widely known in the united states as simply the civil war as well as other names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the union or independence for the confederacy. Civil war battle casualties more american soldiers became casualties at the battle of gettysburg than in the revolutionary war and war of 1812 combined. Regimental losses in the american civil war 18611865. Get inside articles from the worlds premier publisher of history magazines.
Mcpherson, battle cry of freedom oxford university press, 1988, 854. When antislavery candidate abraham lincoln was elected president 1860, the southern states seceded. Search the national archives catalog and other national archives resources at once for information about our records. The following is a list of the casualties count in battles in world history. New hampshire in the civil war genealogy familysearch wiki. Why the civil war battle of antietam was so horrific the. The union armies had from 2,500,000 to 2,750,000 men.
It arose out of disputes over slavery and states rights. After a period of phony war late in 1642, the basic shape of the english civil war was of royalist advance in 1643 and then steady parliamentarian attrition and expansion. Lee smith, new york times best selling author says, i was completely gripped by casualties, as vivid and accurate a novel of the civil war as has ever been written. The kidnapping of president lincoln and other war detective stories. Another one lists casualties, both from disease and from battle. Brian steel wills is professor of history and director of the center for the study of the civil war era at kennesaw state university. Reference books on the civil war national archives.
The most compelling aspect of the civil war are the battles that were fought. Civil war casualty and mortality statistics are problematic overall, and the incompleteness of. A treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the union regiments. A shattering history of the war, focusing exclusively on death and dyinghow americans prepared. A compilation of important data and other interesting and valuable matter relating to the war between the states, 18611865. Civil war connecticut history a cthumanities project. From james mcphersons definitive history to tony horwitzs adventures among obsessives, here are the 11 best books on the civil war in time for the. The violence in battles such as shiloh, antietam, stones river and gettysburg shocked everyone in the country, both north and south. From james mcphersons definitive history to tony horwitzs adventures among obsessives, here are the 11 best books on the civil war in time. Usgennet, new hampshire civil war history and genealogy project, accessed 25 feb 2011. Indiana civil war history casualties battles indiana army us union camp morton battlefield map indianapolis governor secession slavery state union regiments general.
On may 12, 1864, as part of the battle of spotsylvania courthouse virginia union and confederate forces fought in the bloody angle resulting in thousands of casualties on both sides, just part of what was by far the bloodiest and most horrific war in american history. How exactly did the number 620,000 enter the history books. The civil war collections on ancestry include more than 18 million names from both union and confederate records, so you can find your ancestors no matter which side they fought for. At any rate, these casualties exceed the nations loss in all its other wars, from the revolution through vietnam. Our line of historical magazines includes americas civil war, american history, aviation history, civil war times, military history, mhq.
Brief and exceptionally violent, especially by todays standards, the battles of the american civil war stand out in our history for the bravery of the men involved and the number of casualties inflicted. To view the names of those soldiers click on the link below. Browse our selection of books on civil war history, and learn about the heroes who fought and died to preserve the american union. Many of these figures are estimates, and, where possible, a range of estimates is presented. The quarterly journal of military history, vietnam, wild west and world war ii. Learn about the states contributions including the iron brigade and old abe, the war eagle. Six books on the civil war these six histories of the civil war that are mustreads if you want to better understand the conflict a group of officers in culpeper, virginia reading. Union casualties numbered 12,400 men, and confederates casualties. Over four years, 237 named battles were fought, as were many more minor actions and skirmishes, which were often characterized by their bitter intensity and high casualties. American civil war, fouryear war 186165 fought between the united states.
Eleven southern slave states declared their secession from the united states and formed the confederate states of america, also known as the confederacy. Greek civil war 19461949the first major military conflict of the cold war. List of costliest american civil war land battles wikipedia. The civil war remains the deadliest conflict in the nations history. The civil war soldiers chances of not surviving the war was about one in four. Short stories, american, united states history civil war, 18611865 fiction. Massachusetts soldiers, sailors, and marines in the civil war searchable scanned book requires payment part of an ancestry subscription middlesex county. The list includes both sieges not technically battles but usually yielding similar combatrelated deaths and civilian casualties during the battles. With full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at washington. A brief history of each regiment as well as the men listed in each troop within the regiment. Civil war killed total casualties fatalities statistics dead. Each section opens with a historical statement of the functions and.