2006-12-27 05:47:04 · 27 answers · asked by Richard K 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Civil War. Easily.
2006-12-27 05:48:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
The Civil War
2006-12-27 14:59:31 · answer #2 · answered by My little girl is here!! 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is general consensus on the Civil War - which I do agree with. This is especially true if you calculate the war dead as a percentage of the population. I believe the population of all the states, Union and Confederate, at the time of the Civil War was about 40 million, at the time of WWII, the population was about 140 million. Using the figures quoted by others here, Civil War deaths were at least three times higher than WWII as a function of the population. This, and other reasons, makes the Civil War our nation's "worst" war - by far.
2006-12-27 18:02:47 · answer #3 · answered by db79300 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Civil War/ War between the States
2006-12-27 13:49:20 · answer #4 · answered by cp_scipiom 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
OK, there were soldier 498,333 deaths in the Civil War, including CSA
and USA troops. However, one could argue that Confederate Troops were not "US Troops" and total "US Troop" deaths were 224,097.
In WWII there were soldier 407, 316 deaths and 1,079,162 total causalities.
So depending on how you look at it, either the Civil War or WWII.
No matter which way you count it, Civil War Soldier Deaths were NOT "more than all other wars combined" as there were about 644,855 deaths in all wars excluding the Civil War.
2006-12-27 14:06:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Civil war, It put American Soldiers against American Soldiers
2006-12-27 14:28:30 · answer #6 · answered by Patches 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The civil war
2006-12-27 13:48:23 · answer #7 · answered by Mike 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Up to the present time to includel the Vietnam War, the number of U.S. soldiers killed in the Civil War (approximately 620,000 casualties) surpassed all other wars combined.
2006-12-27 13:48:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Richard K, here's a rundown for you. WW11. Total number served 16,112,556: combat deaths totaled 291,557: wounded in combt 670,846: other deaths 113,800 which included 15,000 amputees and 105,000 prisoners of war.
Were thousands of doctors and 60,000 nurses and 3,000,000 American's that volunteered for home front duties.
Estimated casualties of other nations in WW11 record dead, military and civilian were, 22,060,000; wounded 34,400,000. Germany reported it's casualties at almost 10,000,000; Soviet Russia with 15,000,000; Poland with 5,507,320; China with 980,161; France at 749,710; Greece 574,600; Yugoslavia 1,685,000; Czechoslovakia 500,000; Italy 179,801; Italy 179,801; Netherlands 247,925; Austria 700,000; Belgium 109,975; Finland 59,609; Philippines 118,442.
As you can see, war is a bloody occupation. War is meant to kill your enemy before he kills you. Just think of the above numbers, with-out them...might we all be speaking German today?
2006-12-27 14:11:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Civil War, everyone that fought and died in it was American. The war produced about 970,000 casualties (3% of the population), including approximately 620,000 soldier deaths—two-thirds by disease.
2006-12-27 13:51:36 · answer #10 · answered by tiptoesan 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋