American Civil War - Statistics and Facts
Key insights
- Duration of the American Civil War
- April 12, 1861 - April 9, 1865
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Number of soldiers during the American Civil War 1861-1865
- Bloodiest battle of the American Civil War
- Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863
Detailed statistics
Number of casualties in major battles in the American Civil War 1861-1865
- Approximate number of fatalities due to the American Civil War
- 620,000 (recent estimates suggest 750,000)
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Number of United States military fatalities in major wars 1775-2024
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Overview
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- Basic Statistic Number of United States military fatalities in major wars 1775-2024
- Basic Statistic Number of casualties in major battles in the American Civil War 1861-1865
- Basic Statistic Number of soldiers during the American Civil War 1861-1865
- Basic Statistic Soldier wages in the American Civil War 1861-1865, by rank
- Basic Statistic Black and slave population in the United States 1790-1880
Overview
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Number of United States military fatalities in major wars 1775-2024
Number of United States military fatalities in major wars 1775-2024
Number of military fatalities in all major wars involving the United States from 1775 to 2024
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Number of casualties in major battles in the American Civil War 1861-1865
Number of casualties in major battles in the American Civil War 1861-1865
Number of casualties in major battles in the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865
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Number of soldiers during the American Civil War 1861-1865
Number of soldiers during the American Civil War 1861-1865
Number of soldiers who were enlisted during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865, by army
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Soldier wages in the American Civil War 1861-1865, by rank
Soldier wages in the American Civil War 1861-1865, by rank
Monthly wage of soldiers in the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865, by rank (in U.S. dollars)
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Black and slave population in the United States 1790-1880
Black and slave population in the United States 1790-1880
Black and slave population of the United States from 1790 to 1880
Demographics
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- Basic Statistic United States presidential election 1860: results for the popular vote
- Basic Statistic United States presidential election 1860: electoral college results
- Basic Statistic Population of the United States in 1860, by race and gender
- Basic Statistic Population of the United States 1860, by race
- Basic Statistic Population of the Confederate States in the American Civil War 1860-1870
- Basic Statistic Population of the Union States in the American Civil War 1860-1870
- Basic Statistic Population of the Border States in the American Civil War 1860-1870
Demographics
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United States presidential election 1860: results for the popular vote
United States presidential election 1860: results for the popular vote
Results of the popular vote in the 1860 Presidential Election in the United States
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United States presidential election 1860: electoral college results
United States presidential election 1860: electoral college results
Results of the electroral vote in the 1860 Presidential Election in the United States
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Population of the United States in 1860, by race and gender
Population of the United States in 1860, by race and gender
Population of the United States from the final census conducted before the Civil War in 1860, by race and gender
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Population of the United States 1860, by race
Population of the United States 1860, by race
Population of the United States prior to the American Civil War in 1860, by race
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Population of the Confederate States in the American Civil War 1860-1870
Population of the Confederate States in the American Civil War 1860-1870
Population of the Confederate States before and after the American Civil War in 1860 and 1870 (in 1,000s)
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Population of the Union States in the American Civil War 1860-1870
Population of the Union States in the American Civil War 1860-1870
Population of the Union States before and after the American Civil War in 1860 and 1870 (in 1,000s)
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Population of the Border States in the American Civil War 1860-1870
Population of the Border States in the American Civil War 1860-1870
Population of the Border States before and after the American Civil War in 1860 and 1870 (in 1,000s)
Casualities
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- Basic Statistic Number of casualties at the Battle of Gettysburg 1863
- Basic Statistic Number of casualties at the Battle of Chickamauga 1863
- Basic Statistic Number of casualties at the Battle of Spotsylvania 1864
- Basic Statistic Number of casualties at the Battle of Wilderness 1864
- Basic Statistic Number of casualties at the Battle of Chancellorsville 1863
- Basic Statistic Number of casualties at the Battle of Stones River 1862-1863
- Basic Statistic Number of casualties at the Battle of Antietam 1862
- Basic Statistic Number of casualties at the Battle of the Second Manassas 1862
- Basic Statistic Number of casualties at the Siege of Vicksburg 1863
- Basic Statistic Number of casualties at the Battle of Shiloh 1862
- Basic Statistic Cause of Confederate deaths in Union POW camps in the American Civil War 1861-1865
- Basic Statistic Cause of Union deaths in Andersonville POW Camp in the American Civil War 1864
Casualities
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Number of casualties at the Battle of Gettysburg 1863
Number of casualties at the Battle of Gettysburg 1863
Number of casualties at the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War in 1863
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Number of casualties at the Battle of Chickamauga 1863
Number of casualties at the Battle of Chickamauga 1863
Number of casualties at the Battle of Chickamauga in the American Civil War in 1863
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Number of casualties at the Battle of Spotsylvania 1864
Number of casualties at the Battle of Spotsylvania 1864
Number of casualties at the Battle of Spotsylvania in the American Civil War in 1863
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Number of casualties at the Battle of Wilderness 1864
Number of casualties at the Battle of Wilderness 1864
Number of casualties at the Battle of the Wilderness in the American Civil War in 1864
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Number of casualties at the Battle of Chancellorsville 1863
Number of casualties at the Battle of Chancellorsville 1863
Number of casualties at the Battle of Chancellorsville in the American Civil War in 1863
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Number of casualties at the Battle of Stones River 1862-1863
Number of casualties at the Battle of Stones River 1862-1863
Number of casualties at the Battle of Stones River in the American Civil War in 1862 and 1863
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Number of casualties at the Battle of Antietam 1862
Number of casualties at the Battle of Antietam 1862
Number of casualties at the Battle of Antietam in the American Civil War in 1862
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Number of casualties at the Battle of the Second Manassas 1862
Number of casualties at the Battle of the Second Manassas 1862
Number of casualties at the Second Battle of Bull Run in the American Civil War in 1862
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Number of casualties at the Siege of Vicksburg 1863
Number of casualties at the Siege of Vicksburg 1863
Number of casualties at the Siege of Vicksburg in the American Civil War in 1863
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Number of casualties at the Battle of Shiloh 1862
Number of casualties at the Battle of Shiloh 1862
Number of casualties at the Battle of Shiloh in the American Civil War in 1862
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Cause of Confederate deaths in Union POW camps in the American Civil War 1861-1865
Cause of Confederate deaths in Union POW camps in the American Civil War 1861-1865
Cause of death for Confederate soldiers in Union prisons during the American Civil War, from 1861 to 1865
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Cause of Union deaths in Andersonville POW Camp in the American Civil War 1864
Cause of Union deaths in Andersonville POW Camp in the American Civil War 1864
Cause of death for Union soldiers in Andersonville Prisoner-of-War Camp during the American Civil War, from March 1 to August 31 1864
Economy
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- Basic Statistic Financial reserves in the United States prior to the Civil War 1861, by region
- Basic Statistic Agricultural capacity at the outbreak of the American Civil War 1861
- Basic Statistic Number of factories and workers in the United States 1861
- Basic Statistic Miles of railroad in the United States prior to the American Civil War 1861
Economy
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Financial reserves in the United States prior to the Civil War 1861, by region
Financial reserves in the United States prior to the Civil War 1861, by region
Financial reserves in the United States prior to the American Civil War in 1861, by region (in million U.S dollars)
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Agricultural capacity at the outbreak of the American Civil War 1861
Agricultural capacity at the outbreak of the American Civil War 1861
Agricultural capacity at the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, by region (in millions of units)
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Number of factories and workers in the United States 1861
Number of factories and workers in the United States 1861
Number of factories and factory workers in the United States in 1861, by region (in 1,000s)
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Miles of railroad in the United States prior to the American Civil War 1861
Miles of railroad in the United States prior to the American Civil War 1861
Miles of railroad in the United States prior to the American Civil War in 1861, by region
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