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How 620,000 were killed in a four-year war
A recent article published in The Lancet medical journal claimed that about 655,000 Iraqis were killled as a result of the war in Iraq during the first three years and four months -- from March 2003 to July 2006. As a comparison, the American Civil War lasted four years, from April 1861 to April 1865. Studies have concluded that during those four years about 620,000 people were killed as a result of that war. On the Confederate side about 94,000 were killed in battles and about 164,000 were killed by other causes (disease, deaths in prisoner-of-war camps, military accidents, executions, etc.). On the Union side about 110,070 were killed in battles and about 250,152 were killed by other causes. Here is a list of some Civil War battles, showing the numbers of combatants and killed in combat. Battle of Gettysburg Confederate soldiers: 75,000 killed: 4,708 Union soldiers: 82,289 killed: 3,155 Battle of Chickamauga Confederate soldiers: 66,326 killed: 2,312 Union soldiers: 58,222 killed: 1,657 Battle of Chancellorsville Confederate soldiers: 60,892 killed: 1,683 Union soldiers: 133,868 killed: 1,574 Battle of Spotsylvania Confederate soldiers: 50,000 killed: 2,725 Union soldiers: 83,000 killed: 1,467 Battle of Antietam Confederate soldiers: 51,844 killed: 1,546 Union soldiers: 75,316 killed: 2,108 Battle of The Wilderness Confederate soldiers: 61,025 killed: 1,495 Union soldiers: 101,895 killed: 2,246 Second Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) Confederate soldiers: 48,527 killed: 1,553 Union soldiers: 75,696 killed: 1,747 Battle of Stone's River Confederate soldiers: 37,739 killed: 1,294 Union soldiers: 41,400 killed: 1,730 Battle of Shiloh Confederate soldiers: 40,335 killed: 1,723 Union soldiers: 62,682 -- killed: 1,754 Battle of Fort Donelson Confederate soldiers: 21,000 killed: 1,127 Union soldiers: 27,000 -- killed: 1,976 Battle of Fredericksburg Confederate soldiers: 72,500 - killed: 608 killed Union soldiers: 114,000 - killed: 1,284 killed This list could be extended to include many more large battles. How many battles in Iraq have involved such large numbers of combatants and casualties? How many platoon-sized firefights and car bombings would it take to cause hundreds of thousands of deaths? Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2006-10-25 |
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