Civil War Casualties by State

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Introduction

 

Throughout the history of the United States’ war engagements, the American Civil War saw the largest loss of American lives. The Civil War was a conflict fought between two factions of American citizens: the Confederacy in the South, and the Union in the North. The war spanned from 1861 to 1865, and the most deadly battle of the war was in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where 51,000 died. 

Out of all of the states that sent men to fight in the Civil War, New York suffered the most fatalities, losing nearly 40,000 men. The states with the next highest losses in the Civil War are a toss-up between Ohio in the Union and Virginia and North Carolina in the Confederacy, each losing just over 30,000 men. Additionally, every state, with perhaps the exception of New York, lost far more men to disease than deaths caused directly during combat. 

Throughout the duration of the Civil War, it’s estimated that there were 1.5 million casualties. The term “casualty” refers to soldiers who were killed, wounded, became sick, or who were captured or went missing during the war. 

Learn more about civil war casualties by state by looking at the data in the charts.

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1New York39,00031,2152,3734,119
2Illinois31,00018,6011,7892,936
3North Carolina31,0007,1098051,613
4Ohio31,00016,8281,8233,094
5Virginia31,0006,0078821,305
6Alabama27,0005,1147001,208
7Pennsylvania27,00026,5542,4013,147
8Indiana24,0008,1319211,534
9South Carolina18,0003,423483895
10Michigan13,00012,8851,4922,657
11Missouri13,0008,0039441,418
12Iowa12,0005,633528851
13Wisconsin11,0007,0387471,161
14Kentucky9,0006,8028861,056
15Maine8,0002,156242341
16Mississippi8,0003,555423636
17Arkansas7,0003,814467592
18Georgia7,0005,7017571,581
19New Jersey5,00010,3728361,487
20Louisiana4,0003,964610885
21New Hampshire4,0001,203137226
22Vermont4,00087494100
23Kansas3,0004,526429627
24Minnesota3,0006,4627251,077
25Tennessee3,0006,5288441,295
26Texas3,00015,7641,7793,415
27West Virginia3,0004,865814733
28Maryland2,0004,3755311,014
29Delaware1,00057945122
30Florida1,0003,5405771,954
31Rhode Island1,0001,669149209
32California50017,0222,6115,575
33Colorado5002,697305623

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27,000

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700

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#20

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Arkansas

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7,000

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#17

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#28

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467

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#28

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#34

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California

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500

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17,022

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2,611

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Colorado

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500

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#33

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#35

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305

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#34

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#31

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Delaware

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1,000

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#29

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#49

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45

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Florida

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1,000

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577

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Georgia

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7,000

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#18

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#18

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757

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Illinois

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31,000

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18,601

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1,789

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Indiana

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24,000

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921

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Iowa

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12,000

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#12

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#19

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528

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Kansas

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3,000

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429

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Kentucky

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9,000

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#14

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886

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#20

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Louisiana

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4,000

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#26

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610

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#22

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#25

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Maine

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8,000

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#15

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#36

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242

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Maryland

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2,000

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#28

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#24

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531

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Michigan

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13,000

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12,885

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#7

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1,492

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Minnesota

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3,000

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#24

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#16

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725

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Mississippi

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8,000

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#29

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423

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Missouri

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13,000

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944

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New Hampshire

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4,000

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#21

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#45

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137

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New Jersey

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5,000

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#19

10,372

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#8

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836

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New York

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39,000

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31,215

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2,373

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North Carolina

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31,000

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805

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Ohio

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31,000

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16,828

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1,823

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Pennsylvania

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27,000

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26,554

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2,401

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Rhode Island

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1,000

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149

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South Carolina

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18,000

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483

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Tennessee

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3,000

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844

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Texas

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3,000

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15,764

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1,779

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Vermont

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4,000

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#46

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94

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#47

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Virginia

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31,000

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#17

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882

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#15

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West Virginia

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3,000

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#27

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814

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#27

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Wisconsin

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11,000

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747

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