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The number of casualties is simply the number of members of a unit who are not available for duty. For example, during the Seven Days Battles in the American Civil War (June 25 to July 1, 1862) there were 5,228 killed, 23,824 wounded and 7,007 missing or taken prisoner for a total of 36,059 casualties.
Name of Soldiers Who Died in the Defense of the American Union Interred in New York, Illinois, Virginia, West Virginia, Missouri, and the territories of Colorado and Utah Vol 13-15 published 1867 [Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defense of the American Union, Interred in the National [and Other] Cemeteries; Volume No. 16]
This article lists battles and campaigns in which the number of U.S. soldiers killed was higher than 1,000. The battles and campaigns that reached that number of deaths in the field are so far limited to the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and one campaign during the Iraq War (the Anbar campaign from March 20 2003 to December 7, 2011).
According to the DPAA, the remains of nearly 1,700 previously unidentified U.S. soldiers killed in World War II have been identified, but over 70,000 remain unaccounted for.. Of the roughly 1,000 ...
United States Marine Corps William Eugene "Gene" Lee 1899–2004 5th Marine Regiment. [226] [227] Kuban Offensive: 9 June 1918 Volunteer Army Boris Vitalyevich Pryanishnikov 1902–2002 Second Battle of the Piave River: 15 June 1918 Austro-Hungarian Army Franz Künstler: 1900–2008 [228] Italian Royal Army Domenico De Cristofaro 1899–2006 [229]
The main and namesake battle of the campaign was the Battle of Gettysburg, which was fought from July 1 to July 3 in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as a turning point of the civil war. The Medal of Honor was awarded to 71 Union ...
1889 reunion veterans of the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. General Joshua L. Chamberlain, the officer who commanded them in battle, is seated at center right, bracketed by the Maltese Cross banner of the V Corps (5th) and the unit's regimental flag. Left is a monument to the unit recently erected by its veterans.
3rd Battalion, 8th Marines (3/8) was an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, was consisted of approximately 1,100 Marines and sailors. The battalion fell under the command of the 8th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine Division.