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American Heritage Center, Military History Subject Guide: Other Conflicts

This guide serves as a brief overview of some of the collections held by the American Heritage Center relating to the topic of military history.

American Military Conflicts

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

Collections About Other Conflicts

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.