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New York
39,000
Illinois
31,000
North Carolina
31,000
Ohio
31,000
Virginia
31,000
Alabama
27,000
Pennsylvania
27,000
Indiana
24,000
South Carolina
18,000
Michigan
13,000
Missouri
13,000
Iowa
12,000
Wisconsin
11,000
Kentucky
9,000
Maine
8,000
Mississippi
8,000
Arkansas
7,000
Georgia
7,000
New Jersey
5,000
Louisiana
4,000
New Hampshire
4,000
Vermont
4,000
Kansas
3,000
Minnesota
3,000
Tennessee
3,000
Texas
3,000
West Virginia
3,000
Maryland
2,000
Delaware
1,000
Florida
1,000
Rhode Island
1,000
California
500
Colorado
500

Civil War Casualties by State

Civil War Casualties by State

The Civil War began in the United States in 1861 and lasted until 1865. The Civil War was primarily a result of the long-standing controversy over black people's enslavement, dividing the United States between the North (the Union) and the South (the Confederacy). Thirty-six states were involved in the Civil War.

The Confederacy was 11 states total, all in the South region of the United States, while the Union was made up of free states located in the North, West, and the geographical South. The Confederate States of America was organized in February of 1861 when seven southern slave states seceded from the country. War broke out in April 1861 when Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter, shortly after Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as President of the United States. After four years of war, the war ended on April 9, 1865, when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at the Battle of Appomattox Court House. Confederate generals followed suit, with the last surrender occurring on June 23. The Confederacy no longer existed, slavery was abolished, and 4 million slaves were freed.

State
Estimated Civil War Deaths
New York39,000
Illinois31,000
North Carolina31,000
Ohio31,000
Virginia31,000
Alabama27,000
Pennsylvania27,000
Indiana24,000
South Carolina18,000
Michigan13,000

According to the American Battlefield Trust, of the 3.5 million men who fought in the war, there were 1.5 million casualties, 620,000 of which were deaths, making the Civil War the bloodiest in American history. More men's lives were lost in the Civil War than World War I and World War II combined. The Battle of Gettysburg alone had 51,000 casualties. Additionally, there were 476,000 wounded and 400,000 captured or missing.

Of the Confederate states, Virginia and North Carolina had the highest number of military deaths, with approximately 31,000 each. Alabama had the second-highest with about 27,000 deaths. Of the Union states, New York has the highest number of military deaths of approximately 39,000, followed by Ohio and Illinois with about 31,000 each. California and Colorado had the lowest number of deaths of any state, given their location to the war's battles. Military deaths were a combination of both combat deaths and disease deaths. In the table below are the estimated deaths for each state.

Civil War Casualties by State

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Civil War Casualties by State

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