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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
Gettysburg
Federal: 23,053
Confederate: 28,063
The Seven Days
Federal 15,849
Confederate 20,614
Chickamauga
Federal 16,170
Confederate 18,454
Chancellorsville or Second Fredericksburg
Federal 16,845
Confederate 12,764
The Wilderness
Federal 17,666
Confederate 7,500
Antietam
Federal 12,410
Confederate 10,316
Second Manassas or Chantilly
Federal 16,054
Confederate 9,286
Shiloh
Federal 13,047
Confederate 10,694
Stones River
Federal 9,532
Confederate 9,239
Fredericksburg
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
(statistics incomplete)
Killed in action or mortally wounded
94,000
Died of disease
164,000
Died as prisoners of war
31,000
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
5th New Hampshire Infantry
18 officers, 277 men
Most men killed or died of wounds in a single battle
1st Maine Heavy Artillery
210 - Petersburg, June 18, 1864
5th New York Infantry
117 - 2nd Bull Run, August 30, 1862
5. Confederate Regimental Losses
Most casualties suffered in a single battle
26th North Carolina
86 killed, 588 wounded -Gettysburg
6th Alabama
91 killed, 277 wounded - Seven Pines
4th North Carolina
77 killed, 286 wounded - Seven Pines
44th Georgia
71 killed, 264 wounded - Mechanicsville
1st South Carolina
81 killed, 140 wounded - Gaines Mill
Due to incomplete or missing records, no accurate losses can be determined after July 1863.
6. Federal Generals killed or mortally wounded in battle
Army Commanders
Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson
Atlanta
Corps Commanders
Maj. Gen. Joseph K. Mansfield
Antietam
Maj. Gen. John F. Reynolds
Gettysburg
Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick
Spotsylvania
Division Commanders
Maj. Gen. Isaac I. Stevens
Chantilly
Maj. Gen. Philip Kearny
Chantilly
Maj. Gen. Jesse L. Reno
South Mountain
Maj. Gen. Israel B. Richardson
Antietam
Maj. Gen. Amiel W. Whipple
Chancellorsville
Maj. Gen. Hiram G. Berry
Chancellorsville
Maj. Gen. James S. Wadsworth
Wilderness
Maj. Gen. David A. Russell
Opequon
Brig. Gen. William H. Wallace
Shiloh
Brig. Gen. Thomas Williams
Baton Rouge
Brig. Gen. James S. Jackson
Chaplin Hills
Brig. Gen. Isaac P. Rodman
Antietam
Brig. Gen. Thomas G. Stevenson
Spotsylvania
Brig. Gen. James A. Mulligan
Winchester
7. Confederate Generals killed or mortally wounded in battle
Army Commanders
Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston
Shiloh
Corps Commanders
Lieut. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson
Chancellorsville
Lieut. Gen. Leonidas Polk
Pine Mountain
Lieut. Gen. Ambrose P. Hill
Petersburg
Division Commanders
Maj. Gen. William D. Pender
Gettysburg
Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart
Yellow Tavern
Maj. Gen. William H. Walker
Atlanta
Maj. Gen. Robert E. Rodes
Opequon
Maj. Gen. Stephen D. Ramseur
Cedar Creek
Maj. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne
Franklin
Brig. Gen. John Pegram
Hatcher's Run
8. Prisoners of War
Federal Prisoners
211,411 prisoners of war
16,668 paroled on the field
30,218 died in prison
15.5% mortality rate
Confederate Prisoners
462,634 prisoners of war
247,769 paroled on the field
25,976 died in prison
12% mortality rate
(All prisoner statistics are based on partial or unverifiable statistics)
9. Strength of the Armies: Comparison of Federal and Confederate forces
(These numbers reflect men present for duty on the day given.)
Date
USA
CSA
January 1, 1861
(Regular army)
14,663
----------
July 1, 1861
186,751
112,040
January 1, 1862
527,204
258,680
March 31, 1862
533,984
-----------
June 30, 1862
----------
224,146
January 1, 1863
698,802
304,015
January 1, 1864
611,250
277,970
June 30, 1864
----------
194,764
January 1, 1865
620,924
196,764
March 31, 1865
657,747
----------
May 1, 1865
1,000,516
----------
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
Field and Staff
Company
1 Colonel
1 Captain
1 Lieutenant Colonel
1 First Lieutenant
1 Major
1 Second Lieutenant
1 Adjutant
1 First Sergeant
1 Quartermaster
4 Sergeants
1 Surgeon
8 Corporals
2 Assistant Surgeons
2 Musicians
1 Chaplain (none in Confederate regulations)
1 Wagoner
1 Sergeant Major
82 Privates
1 Quartermaster Sergeant
1 Commissary Sergeant
1 Hospital Steward
2 Principal Musicians
10 Companies:
845 to 1,010 officers and men
Field and staff:
15 officers and noncommissioned officers
Heavy Artillery Regiments (U.S.):
12 Companies- - -1,800 officers and men.
(All statistics gathered from Time-Life Books: The Civil War series)
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
Gettysburg
| |
Federal: 23,053
|
Confederate: 28,063
|
The Seven Days
| |
Federal 15,849
|
Confederate 20,614
|
Chickamauga
| |
Federal 16,170
|
Confederate 18,454
|
Chancellorsville or Second Fredericksburg
| |
Federal 16,845
|
Confederate 12,764
|
The Wilderness
| |
Federal 17,666
|
Confederate 7,500
|
Antietam
| |
Federal 12,410
|
Confederate 10,316
|
Second Manassas or Chantilly
| |
Federal 16,054
|
Confederate 9,286
|
Shiloh
| |
Federal 13,047
|
Confederate 10,694
|
Stones River
| |
Federal 9,532
|
Confederate 9,239
|
Fredericksburg
| |
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(statistics incomplete)
Killed in action or mortally wounded
|
94,000
|
Died of disease
|
164,000
|
Died as prisoners of war
|
31,000
|
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
|
5th New Hampshire Infantry
|
18 officers, 277 men
|
Most men killed or died of wounds in a single battle
| |
1st Maine Heavy Artillery
|
210 - Petersburg, June 18, 1864
|
5th New York Infantry
|
117 - 2nd Bull Run, August 30, 1862
|
5. Confederate Regimental Losses
Most casualties suffered in a single battle
| |
26th North Carolina
|
86 killed, 588 wounded -Gettysburg
|
6th Alabama
|
91 killed, 277 wounded - Seven Pines
|
4th North Carolina
|
77 killed, 286 wounded - Seven Pines
|
44th Georgia
|
71 killed, 264 wounded - Mechanicsville
|
1st South Carolina
|
81 killed, 140 wounded - Gaines Mill
|
Due to incomplete or missing records, no accurate losses can be determined after July 1863.
| |
6. Federal Generals killed or mortally wounded in battle
Army Commanders
| |
Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson
|
Atlanta
|
Corps Commanders
| |
Maj. Gen. Joseph K. Mansfield
|
Antietam
|
Maj. Gen. John F. Reynolds
|
Gettysburg
|
Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick
|
Spotsylvania
|
Division Commanders
| |
Maj. Gen. Isaac I. Stevens
|
Chantilly
|
Maj. Gen. Philip Kearny
|
Chantilly
|
Maj. Gen. Jesse L. Reno
|
South Mountain
|
Maj. Gen. Israel B. Richardson
|
Antietam
|
Maj. Gen. Amiel W. Whipple
|
Chancellorsville
|
Maj. Gen. Hiram G. Berry
|
Chancellorsville
|
Maj. Gen. James S. Wadsworth
|
Wilderness
|
Maj. Gen. David A. Russell
|
Opequon
|
Brig. Gen. William H. Wallace
|
Shiloh
|
Brig. Gen. Thomas Williams
|
Baton Rouge
|
Brig. Gen. James S. Jackson
|
Chaplin Hills
|
Brig. Gen. Isaac P. Rodman
|
Antietam
|
Brig. Gen. Thomas G. Stevenson
|
Spotsylvania
|
Brig. Gen. James A. Mulligan
|
Winchester
|
7. Confederate Generals killed or mortally wounded in battle
Army Commanders
| |
Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston
|
Shiloh
|
Corps Commanders
| |
Lieut. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson
|
Chancellorsville
|
Lieut. Gen. Leonidas Polk
|
Pine Mountain
|
Lieut. Gen. Ambrose P. Hill
|
Petersburg
|
Division Commanders
| |
Maj. Gen. William D. Pender
|
Gettysburg
|
Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart
|
Yellow Tavern
|
Maj. Gen. William H. Walker
|
Atlanta
|
Maj. Gen. Robert E. Rodes
|
Opequon
|
Maj. Gen. Stephen D. Ramseur
|
Cedar Creek
|
Maj. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne
|
Franklin
|
Brig. Gen. John Pegram
|
Hatcher's Run
|
8. Prisoners of War
Federal Prisoners
|
211,411 prisoners of war
|
16,668 paroled on the field
|
30,218 died in prison
|
15.5% mortality rate
|
Confederate Prisoners
|
462,634 prisoners of war
|
247,769 paroled on the field
|
25,976 died in prison
|
12% mortality rate
|
(All prisoner statistics are based on partial or unverifiable statistics)
|
9. Strength of the Armies: Comparison of Federal and Confederate forces(These numbers reflect men present for duty on the day given.)
Date
|
USA
|
CSA
|
January 1, 1861
(Regular army) |
14,663
|
----------
|
July 1, 1861
|
186,751
|
112,040
|
January 1, 1862
|
527,204
|
258,680
|
March 31, 1862
|
533,984
|
-----------
|
June 30, 1862
|
----------
|
224,146
|
January 1, 1863
|
698,802
|
304,015
|
January 1, 1864
|
611,250
|
277,970
|
June 30, 1864
|
----------
|
194,764
|
January 1, 1865
|
620,924
|
196,764
|
March 31, 1865
|
657,747
|
----------
|
May 1, 1865
|
1,000,516
|
----------
|
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
Field and Staff
|
Company
|
1 Colonel
|
1 Captain
|
1 Lieutenant Colonel
|
1 First Lieutenant
|
1 Major
|
1 Second Lieutenant
|
1 Adjutant
|
1 First Sergeant
|
1 Quartermaster
|
4 Sergeants
|
1 Surgeon
|
8 Corporals
|
2 Assistant Surgeons
|
2 Musicians
|
1 Chaplain (none in Confederate regulations)
|
1 Wagoner
|
1 Sergeant Major
|
82 Privates
|
1 Quartermaster Sergeant
| |
1 Commissary Sergeant
| |
1 Hospital Steward
| |
2 Principal Musicians
| |
10 Companies:
845 to 1,010 officers and men | |
Field and staff:
15 officers and noncommissioned officers | |
Heavy Artillery Regiments (U.S.):
12 Companies- - -1,800 officers and men. | |
(All statistics gathered from Time-Life Books: The Civil War series)
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