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To: BroJoeK

We forget Generals fought at the front then.

That timeline is Excellent! Really helps understanding.
Thanks

Virginia bore the brunt.


5 posted on 09/03/2022 6:45:05 AM PDT by RWGinger (LGB)
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To: RWGinger; Homer_J_Simpson; x
RWGinger: "We forget Generals fought at the front then."

Right, the best numbers I can find say about 1,000 men served as generals in the US Civil War, of whom 140 were killed.

This can compare to WWII when the US had a total of about 1,100 generals, of whom 40 died, and not all of those in combat.

It's claimed that 14 Russian generals have died in Ukraine this year, but that's in an army estimated as circa 150,000 or nearly one Russian general killed for every 10,700 Russian troops in just over six months.
In the Confederate army it was one general killed for every 13,700 troops over four years.
In the Union Army it was one general killed for every 37,300 troops over four years.

For Vietnam & War on Terror, I find only a handful of generals died, and most of those were not combat related.

RWGinger: "Virginia bore the brunt."

Indeed, I'm showing 43 Virginia engagements so far -- is well over half of those fought in the Confederacy, and nearly a third of all battles & skirmishes.
Plus, I haven't tallied up casualties per state, but Virginia battles are typically larger than those elsewhere, with correspondingly higher casualties.


10 posted on 09/03/2022 12:11:38 PM PDT by BroJoeK (future DDG 134 -- we remember)
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