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Monday, March 19, 2012

The Toll

Battle Deaths in American Wars

Revolutionary War 4,435
War of 1812 2,260
Mexican American War 1,733
Civil War 140,414
Spanish American War 385
World War I 53,402
World War II 291,557
Korean War  33,739
Vietnam War 47,434
Gulf War 147
Iraq War 3,479
Afghanistan War 1,488

Sources: Anne Leland and Mari-Jana "M-J" Oboroceanu, "American War and Military Operations
Casualties: Lists and Statistics" (Washington: Congressional Research Service, February 26, 2010); DOD casualty data as of March 19, 2012.