The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin

Compiled and Published Under the Direction of

J. D. Beck, Commissioner of Labor and Industrial Statistics

©1907 Democratic Printing Company, State Printer, Madison [WI]

Part V. Wars of the United States

[p. 824]

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Number of United States Troops, Militia and Volunteers Engaged.

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Wars	From	To	Regulars	Militia and Volunteers	Total [1]
War of the Revolution	Apr. 19, 1775	Apr. 11, 1783	130,711	164,080	209,781
Northwestern Indian Wars	Sept. 19,1790	Aug. 3, 1795	-----	-----	8,983
War with France	July 9, 1798	Sept. 20, 1800	-----	-----	[2] 4,493
War with Tripoli	June 10, 1801	June 4, 1805	-----	-----	[2] 3,330
With Great Britain, 1812	June 18, 1812	Feb. 17, 1815	85,000	471,622	576,622
Creek Indian War	July 28, 1813	Aug. 9, 1814	600	13,181	13,781
Seminole Indian War	Nov. 20, 1817	Oct. 21, 1818	1,000	6,911	7,911
Black Hawk Indian War	Apr. 21, 1831	Sept. 31, 1832	1,339	5,126	6,495
Cherokee Disturbance	1836	1837	-----	9,494	9,494
Florida Indian War	Dec. 23, 1835	Aug. 14, 1843	11,169	29,953	41,122
Creek Indian War	May 5, 1836	Sept. 30, 1837	935	12,483	13,418
Aroostook Disturbance	1836	1839	-----	1,500	1,500
War with Mexico	Apr. 24, 1846	July 4, 1848	30,954	73,776	112,230
Apache and Navajo War	1849	1855	1,500	1,061	2,561
Seminole Indian War	1856	1858	-----	3,687	3,687
War of the Rebellion	1861	1865	-----	-----	[3] 2,772,408
Spanish-American War	Apr. 21, 1898	Aug. 12, 1898	-----	-----	[4] 274,717
Philippine Insurrection	1899	1900	-----	-----	60,000

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[1] Including all branches of the service.

[2] Naval forces engaged.

[3] Confederate troops about 600,000.

[4] Troops actually engaged, about 60,000.

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