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| The Severity of the War The severity of the war measured in the number of casualties on both sides is a moral tragedy within itself. There were more Americans killed and wounded in the "The War for Southern Independence" than most all other American wars combined. Killed Wounded Revolutionary War 4,435 War of 1812 2,260 Mexican War 13,283 Spanish American 2,446 World War I 116,708 204,002 World War II 405,316 670,846 Korean War 36,916 103,284 Vietnam War 58,193 TOTAL 639,557 978,132 -------------------------------------------- North South Total Died and Wounded *1,166,850 Died 405,850 260,000 665,850 Prison camp deaths 22,576 26,436 49,012 (some sources put total POW deaths at 55,200) In 1860 the population of the North was 18 million while the population of the South consisted of 6 million whites and 4 million blacks. *Encyclopedia of the Confederacy p. 338 |
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