How do Civil War casualties incurred west of the Alleghenies compare
in quantity with those incurred east of those mountains ?  I'm looking
for a measure of the stupidity of people who think the Civil War was
fought in the East.

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Request for Question Clarification by keystroke-ga on 10 Jul 2006 12:19 PDT

Do you mean those killed just in battle or also those soldiers who
died of disease, starvation, etc?

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Clarification of Question by hose7-ga on 10 Jul 2006 12:41 PDT

I'll settle for almost any statistics -- make the answer as detailed
as possible. Include or exclude casualties by any means whatever.

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Request for Question Clarification by keystroke-ga on 10 Jul 2006 14:44 PDT

An additional question: Do you mean east of the easternmost point of
the Alleghenies or simply east of any part of the Alleghenies -- as
in, one could drive straight west from that point and hit the
Alleghenies?  The mountains curve around some of the battlefields so
the total would be affected by this measure.

If you don't understand what I mean, let me know!

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Clarification of Question by hose7-ga on 10 Jul 2006 17:29 PDT

What battles would be affected by this consideration ?  List them, and
I'll tell you whether I consider them Eastern or Western.

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Clarification of Question by hose7-ga on 10 Jul 2006 19:07 PDT

If my question parameters are too vague, then make the dividing line
between East and West the longitude of Pittsburgh, PA

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Request for Question Clarification by keystroke-ga on 10 Jul 2006 19:26 PDT

They would include:

Gettysburg, Kernstown, Winchester, Front Royal, McDowell and Port
Republic are the ones that I have come up with that would be affected
by this.

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Clarification of Question by hose7-ga on 10 Jul 2006 20:25 PDT

I'll call all those battles as in the East.

Hi hose7,

This was a fun project.

I've used Pittsburgh as the dividing line.  I've found the best
estimates available of Eastern and Western battles and compared the
totals. Casualties refers to those captured, wounded or killed, which
is how most figures from the Civil War are cited.  By my count and the
best accepted figures for casualties at each battle, there were
343,143 casualties in the West and 468,473 casualties in the East.

Eastern battles--

Camp Alleghany--283
Fort Sumter, 4 casualties
Battle of Gettysburg--
51,112 
Sewell's Point, 10 
Battle of Aquia Creek, 10 
Big Bethel-- 1
Philippi Races--30
Rich Mountain-- 346
Kessler's Cross Lanes-- 285
Carnifex Ferry-- 250
Cheat Mountain--170
Greenbrier River-- 40
Hoke's Run--114
Blackburn's Ford--151
First Battle of Bull Run--4,878
Ball's Bluff-- 1,070
Dranesville-- 301
Hatteras Inlet Batteries--773
Roanoke Island-- 60
Elizabeth City--55
New Bern--1,085
Fort Macon--490
South Mills--139
Tranter's Creek--40
Kinston--785
White Hall--150
Goldsboro Bridge--220
Albemarle Sound--88
First Battle of Fort Fisher--320
Second Battle of Fort Fisher--3,923
Wilmington--1,150
Hancock--25
Cross Keys--781
Hampton Roads--261
Yorktown--482
Williamsburg--3,140
Eltham's Landing--242
Drewry's Bluff--41
Hanover Courthouse--1,327
Seven Pines-- 11,165
Seven Days Battles--36,000
Cedar Mountain--2707
Rappahannock Station I--225
Manassas Station Ops.--1100
Thoroughfare Gap--100
Second Battle of Bull Run--23,936
Chantilly--2100
South Mountain--5010
Harpers Ferry--12,922
Battle of Antietam--
22,720 
Shepherdstown--622
Fredericksburg--18,030
Fort Anderson--7
Washington--100
Suffolk (Norfleet House)--1160
Kelly's Ford--200
Chancellorsville--29,995
Fredericksburg II--2,000
Salem Church--5,000
Brandy Station--1,090
Winchester II-- 4,070
Aldie--320
Middleburg--389
Upperville--400
Hanover--332
Williamsport--1730
Boonsboro--100
Manassas Gap--440
Mine Run--2,572
Morton's Ford--723
Wilderness--29,800
Yellow Tavern--926
Spotsylvania Court House--30,000
Wilson's Wharf--4800
North Anna--3,143
Haw's Shop--620
Totopotomoy Creek--1950
Old Church--278
Cold Harbor--15,500
Trevilian Station--2,000
Saint Mary's Church--600
Petersburg I--400
Petersburg II--11,386
Jerusalem Plank Road--3,572
Crater--6,332
Globe Tavern--5,879
Second Battle of Ream's Station--3,564
Chaffin's Farm--4,430
Peebles' Farm--4,239
Boydton Plank Road--3,058
New Market--1,780
Piedmont--2,375
Monocacy Junction--2,359
Rutherford's Farm--1,100
Opequon--8,630
Fisher's Hill--2,256
Cedar Creek--8,575
Lewis's Farm--750
White Oak Road--3,000
Dinwiddie Court House--821
Five Forks--3,780
Petersburg III--7,750
Sutherland's Station--1,970
Namozine Church--470
Sayler's Creek--8,500
Appomattox Courthouse--700
Rivers' Bridge--262
Wyse Fork--2,601
Averasborough--2,407
Bentonville--3,723
Santa Rosa Island-- 154
Secessionville--887
Gainesville--308
Olustee--2,807
Battle of Kernstown I--1,308
First Battle of Winchester--2,419
Front Royal--960
McDowell--720
Port Republic--1,818
Saint Charles--129
Cloyd's Mountain--1,226
Folck's Mill--38
Saltville--336

=468,473

Western Battles--

Kentucky--
Barbourville--22
Camp Wildcat--75
Belmont--1,464
Middle Creek--92
Mill Springs--641
Richmond--5,650
Munfordville--4,902
Perryville--7,297
Tebbs Bend--109
Paducah--140

Indiana--
Corydon--421

Ohio--
Salineville--364

Tennessee--
Fort Henry--169
Fort Donelson--16,537
Shiloh--23,741
Island Number Ten--7,051
Memphis--181
First Battle of Chattanooga--88
Murfreesboro I--1,040
Hartsville--2,167
Stones River--23,515
Wauhatchie--828
Third Battle of Chattanooga--12,407
Campbell's Station--970
Fort Sanders--825
Fair Garden--265
Fort Pillow--674
Second Battle of Memphis--500
Johnsonville--8
Franklin II--8,587
Murfreesboro III--422
Nashville--15,900


Mississippi--
Corinth--2,000
Iuka--4,306
Second Battle of Corinth--6,753
Chickasaw Bayou--1,363
Raymond--1,266
Jackson--1,136
Champion Hill--6800
Big Black River Bridge--1800
Vicksburg--19,233
Brice's Crossroads--3,102
Tupelo--1,948


Arkansas--
Fort Hindman--6,547
Helena--1,842
Pea Ridge--5,949
Cotton Plant--308
Cane Hill--85
Prairie Grove-- 2,568
Chalk Bluff--330
Bayou Fourche-- 72
Elkin's Ferry--92
Poison Spring--415
Marks' Mills--1,793
Jenkins' Ferry--964
Mine Creek-- 1,300

Alabama--
Day's Gap--88
Athens --50
Mobile Bay-- 477
Fort Gaines--818
Fort Morgan--626
Decatur--605
Spanish Fort--1,401
Fort Blakely-- 3,529
Selma--3,019

Georgia--
Chickamauga-- 34,624
Ringgold Gap--728
Resaca--5,547 
Adairsville--200
Dallas-- 5,400
Kennesaw Mountain-- 4,000
Peachtree Creek--6,706
Atlanta-- 12,140
Ezra Church--4,162
Utoy Creek--625
Lovejoy's Station--477
Jonesborough--4,600
Allatoona--1405
Griswoldville-- 894
Buck Head Creek--646
Honey Hill--754
Fort McAllister II--205
West Point--83

Missouri--
Carthage--121
Wilson's Creek--2,325
Dry Wood Creek--34
Lexington I--1,884
Liberty--126
Kirksville--448
Newtonia--345
Springfield II-- 403
Fort Davidson-- 1,700
Westport-- 3,000
Newtonia II-- 650

Louisiana--
Forts Jackson and St. Philip--968
Fort Bisland--684
Irish Bend--350
Plains Store--250
Port Hudson--12,208
Mansfield--3,800

Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)--
Round Mountain--121
Chusto-Talasah--552
Chustenahlah-- 3,294
Old Fort Wayne-- 164
Honey Springs--716
Devil's Backbone--81

Kansas--
Lawrence--204
Baxter Springs--106

Texas--
Sabine Pass-- 230
Palmito Ranch-- 130

Utah--
Bear River Massacre-- about 367

Florida--
Natural Bridge--174

North Dakota--
Whitestone Hill-- 822
Stony Lake-- 3,000
Big Mound-- 13
Killdeer Mountain--46

Minnesota--
Fort Ridgely--16

New Mexico Territory---
Valverde--389
Glorieta Pass-- 331
Peralta--12

Colorado--
Sand Creek Massacre-- 246

=343,143

Sources:
http://images.wildernet.com/graphics/maryland/maps/md_ref.gif
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Seaboard_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Mississippi_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War

If you have any questions or need any clarification, I'll be glad to
help. Thanks for a great question.

Cheers,
--keystroke-ga

I must be wrong.

Well I hope you win future bets. Thanks for the five stars and the tip!

Georgia and Florida in the West???

If you include them in the East (especially GA) I think the numbers
come out quite differently.  hose7-ga may have even won his bet!