American Servicemembers
American Revolution
Time Period: 1775-1783
Total Servicemembers: 217,000
War of 1812
Time Period: 1812-1815
Total Servicemembers: 286,730
Indian Wars
Time Period: approx. 1817-1898
Total Servicemembers: 106,000
Mexican War
Time Period: 1846-1848
Total Servicemembers: 78,718
Civil War
Time Period: 1861-1865
Total Servicemembers (Union): 2,213,363
Total Servicemembers (Confederate): 1,050,000
Spanish-American War
Time Period: 1898-1902
Total Servicemembers: 306,760
World War I
Time Period: 1917-1918
Total Servicemembers: 4,734,991
World War II
Time Period: 1941-1945
Total Servicemembers: 16,112,566
Korean War
Time Period: 1950-1953
Total Servicemembers: 5,720,000
Vietnam War
Time Period: 1964-1975
Total Servicemembers: 8,744,000
Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm
Time Period: 1990-1991
Total Servicemembers: 2,322,000
Information from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Darwin Boots Letters, 1898-1899
Acc. #1966
Darwin R. Boots served in the 1st Montana Infantry during the Spanish-American War.
The collection contains correspondence from Boots to his family in Great Falls, Montana, while he was serving during the Spanish-American War.
Jay Bushinsky Papers, 1966-2001
Acc. #11230
Jay Bushinsky was a journalist who served as a foreign news correspondent for United States newspapers. From 1966 to 2005, he was based in Israel.
The collection contains files that Bushinsky made for U.S. newspapers about wars in the Middle East, armed conflicts between Israel and Palestinians, the Gulf War, Wars in Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, and in the Balkans.
Jay L. Torrey Papers, 1802-1941
Acc #585
Jay L. Torrey served as part of the Wyoming House of Representatives before organizing the Second U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, known as "Torrey's Rough Riders" during the Spanish-American War. Due to a train wreck after leaving Wyoming, the Second Volunteer Cavalry never shipped out to Cuba during the war.
The collection contains files and other materials pertaining to the Second Volunteer Cavalry including pins and a song.