New Civil War Handbook by Mark Hughes

Author:Mark Hughes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Bisac Code 1: HIS036051
ISBN: eBook ISBN: 9781611210439
Publisher: Savas Beatie
Published: 2009-05-21T16:00:00+00:00

Strength of the Union Army

The total strength of the armies on both sides fluctuated during the war. Below are figures on U.S. Army strength—both Regulars and volunteers—taken at various points throughout the war.

DATE REGULAR ARMY VOLUNTEERS TOTAL

Jan. 1, 1861 16,367 0 16,367

July 1, 1861 16,422 170,329 186,751

Jan. 1, 1862 22,425 553,492 575,917

March 31, 1862 23,308 613,818 637,126

Jan. 1, 1863 25,463 892,728 918,191

Jan. 1, 1864 24,636 836,101 860,737

Jan. 1, 1865 22,019 937,411 959,430

March 31, 1865 21,669 958,417 980,086

May 1, 1865 ... ... 1,000,516

Unfortunately, no accurate data for the Confederate army exists because of poor record-keeping and lost or destroyed accountings. Depending upon the source, estimates of how many men served in gray at any time during the war range from as low as 500,000 to as high as 2,000,000. The earliest report from the Confederate War Department is at the end of 1861 (326,768 men under arms), followed by 1862 (449,439), 1863 (464,646), 1864 (400,787), and “last reports” (358,692). The best estimates of enlistments throughout the war are 1,227,890 to 1,406,180. (Eicher and Eicher, Civil War High Commands, p. 71)

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