The 18 Deadliest Battles in American Military History

DEADLIEST BATTLES IN AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY SHARE OF THE DAY

It should be no surprise that the deadliest battles fought on American soil came about during the American Civil War, where the battlefields of Gettysburg, Shiloh, Stones River and so many others yielded staggering casualty lists. Antietam remains the single bloodiest day of American history, more than 3,600 Americans were killed in that day’s combat between the armies of the Union and the Confederacy. But the battles of the American Civil War were for the most part limited to a single day of fighting, or two days in instances such as the Battle of Shiloh. Gettysburg was fought over the course of three days in July 1863. During the Civil War the armies disengaged to recover and restore their shattered regiments.

It should be no surprise that the deadliest battles fought on American soil came about during the American Civil War, where the battlefields of Gettysburg, Shiloh, Stones River and so many others yielded staggering casualty lists. Antietam remains the single bloodiest day of American history, more than 3,600 Americans were killed in that day’s combat between the armies of the Union and the Confederacy. But the battles of the American Civil War were for the most part limited to a single day of fighting, or two days in instances such as the Battle of Shiloh. Gettysburg was fought over the course of three days in July 1863. During the Civil War the armies disengaged to recover and restore their shattered regiments.