| Human Tragedy | Deaths | Place | Date | Cause | Principal Memorial |
| Black Death (Plague) | 100,000,000 | Europe | 1347-1351 |  Rats | Sedlec Ossuary, Czech Republic | |
| Great Pandemic (Flu) | 50-100,000,000 | Worldwide | 1918-1920 | Nature | Penny Hill Cem., Alexandria, VA | |
| Holodomor (Famine) | 10,000,000 | Ukraine | 1932-1933 |  USSR | Kiev Memorial (+ Edmonton, AB) | |
| Atlantic Slave Trade | 8,000,000 | West Africa | 1500-1860's | Europeans | Click here for many monuments | |
| Holocaust (Genocide) | 6,000,000 | Europe | World War II | Nazi Germany | Holocaust Memorial Museum, DC | |
| Partition of India | 3,400,000 | India & Pakistan | 1947 | Hindus+Muslims | Memorial at Wagah (proposed) |
| Cambodian Genocide | 1,700,000 | Cambodia | 1975-1979 | Khmer Rouge | Killing Fields Mem., Choeung Ek |
| Asian Flu Pandemic | 1-4,000,000 | China+World | 1956-1958 | Nature | ? |
| Tutsi Genocide | 800,000 | Rwanda | 1994 Apr-Jul | Hutus | Kigali Memorial Centre, Kigali | |
| Algerian Independence | 700,000 | Algeria | 1954-1962 |  France+Guerrillas | Monument des Martyrs, Algiers |
| Armenian Genocide | 500,000+ | Ottoman Empire, Turkey | World War I | Ottoman Empire | Mem., Tsitsernakaberd, Armenia | |
| American Civil War | 620,000 | USA | 1861-1865 | Opposing Armies | Lincoln Mem., Washington, DC | |
| Iran-Iraq War | 500,000 | Iran & Iraq | 1980-1988 | Opposing Armies | Al-Shaheed Monument, Baghdad |
| Darfur Genocide | 400,000 | Darfur, Sudan | 2003-Now | Janjaweed | | |
| Rape of Nanking | 300,000 | Nanjing, China | 1937 Dec | Imperial Japan | Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall |
| Ypres Salient | 300,000 | Flanders, Belgium | World War I | Opposing Armies | IJzertoren Museum, Diksmuide | |
| Battle of Okinawa | 240,734 | Okinawa, Japan | 1945 Mar-Jun | Opposing Armies | Cornerstone of Peace, Mabuni | |
| Indian Ocean Tsunami | 230,210 | Indonesia & other nations | 2004 Dec 26 | Nature | Khao-lak Lamru Nat Pk, Thailand |
| Battle of Verdun | 230,000 | Lorraine, France | 1916 Feb-Dec | Opposing Armies |
Douaumont Ossuary, Douaumont |
| Haiti Earthquake 7.0 | 230,000 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 2010 Jan 12 |  Nature+Bldgs | |
| Lebanese Civil War | 200,000 | Lebanon | 1975-1990 |
Civil War | National Memorial, Beirut (future) |
| Pillage of Carthage | 150,000 | Carthage, Tunisia | 146 BCE | Roman Empire | Ruins of Carthage, Tunisia |
| Great Kanto Earthquake | 142,000 | Tokyo, Japan | 1923 Sep 1 | Nature | Tokyo Earthquake Memorial |
| Hiroshima Atom Bomb | 140,000 | Hiroshima, Japan | 1945 Aug 6 | USA | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Hall |
| Holocaust (Netherlands) | 101,800 | Netherlands | 1942-1945 | Nazi Germany | Memorial Ctr Camp Westerbork |
| Tokyo Air Raids | 100,000 | Tokyo, Japan | 1945 Feb-Aug | USA | Ctr of Tokyo Raid+War Damages |
| Murder of Prisoners | 100,000 | Delhi, India | 1398 | Timur (Tamerlane) | Gur-e Amir Tomb, Samarkand |
| Battle of Gallipoli | 98,758 | Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey | 1915-16 | Opposing Armies | Gallipoli Peninsula Peace Park |
| Nagasaki Atom Bomb | 80,000 | Nagasaki, Japan | 1945 Aug 9 | USA | Nagasaki Peace Memorial Hall |
| Gt Pakistan Earthquake | 79,000+ | Kashmir, Pakistan | 2005 Oct 8 | Nature+Bad Bldgs. | |
| Gt Sichuan Earthquake | 69,000+ | Sichuan, China | 2008 May 12 | Nature+Bad Bldgs. | Beichuan Nat Erthqk Ruins Mus |
| Herero/Nama Genocide | 60,000 | Namibia (eg-SW Africa) | 1904-1907 | Germany | |
| US Military Deaths | 58,256 | Vietnam | 1959-1975 | Opposing Armies | Vietnam Veterans Memorial, DC |
| Operation Gomorrah | 50,000 | Hamburg, Germany | 1943 Jul 24+ | UK (Royal AF) | Nikolaikirche, Hamburg |
| Nicaraguan Civil War | 50,000 | Nicaragua | 1979-1990 | Contras+CIA v Govt. | Parque de la Paz, Managua | |
| US Military Deaths | 36,940 | Korea | 1950-1953 | Opposing Armies | Korean War Vets Memorial, DC |
| Krakatoa Eruption | 36,417 | Sunda Strait, Indonesia | 1883 Aug 26 | Nature | Memorial, Bandar Lampung |
| Dresden Air Raid | 24-40,000 | Dresden, Germany | 1945 Feb 13 | UK+USA | Monument to Memory of WW-II | |
| Mount Pelée Eruption | 30,000 | Sainte-Pierre, Martinique | 1902 May 8 | Nature | Volcano Museum |
| Battle of Britain | 23,002+ | Great Britain | 1940 | Nazi Germany | Kent Battle of Britain Museum |
| Battle of Antietam | 23,000 | Sharpsburg, MD, USA | 1862 Sep 17 | Opposing Armies | Antietam National Cemetery |
| Katyn Forest Massacre | 21,768 | Near Smolensk, Russia | 1940 March | Russia | National Katyn Mem, Baltimore |
| Battle of Austerlitz | 19,371 | Prace, Czech Republic | 1805 Dec 2 | Opposing Armies | Cairn of Peace/Muzeum Brnenska |
| Reign of Terror | 16-40,000 | France | 1793-1794 |  French Mobs | Bastille, Paris, France | |
| Partition of Palestine | 16-21,000 | Israel & Palestine | 1947-1948 | Haganah etc. | Museum of Underground Prisoners |
| Chemical Leak | 16,000 | Bhopal, India | 1984 Dec 2 |  Union Carbibe | Memorial (future) | |
| Osaka Air Raids | 15,000 | Osaka, Japan | 1945 | USA | Osaka International Peace Center |
| Bataan Death March | 6-11,000 | Bataan Penins, Philippines | 1942 | Imperial Japan | Friendship Tower of Bagac |
| Chemical Warfare | 10,000 | Iran | 1981-1988 | Iraq | Tehran Peace Monument |
| Epuration sauvage | 9,000 | France | 1944 | France | |
| Unnamed Hurricane | 8,000 | Galveston, Texas, USA | 1900 Sep 8 | Nature | Galveston Hurricane Memorial | |
| Yokahama Air Raid | 7-8,000 | Yokohama, Japan | 1945 May 29 | USA | |
| Kobe Earthquake | 6,434 | Kansai Region, Japan | 1995 Jan 17 | Nature | Disaster Reduc. Museum, Kobe |
| Chile Earthquake 9.5 | 6,000 | Valdivia, Chile | 1960 May 22 | Nature | Pacific Tsunami Museum, Hilo, HI |
| Yellow Fever Epidemic | 4,000-5,000 | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 1793 Summer | Nature | Philadelphia Lazaretto (1799) |
| Poison Gas Attack | 3,200-5,000 | Halabja (Kurdistan), Iraq | 1988 Mar 16-17 | Saddam Hussein | Martyrs Monument & Museum |
| US Military Deaths | 4,295+ | Iraq | 2003-2009 | Invaders v Disitants | Eyes Wide Open (AFSC) |
| Cherokee Trail of Tears | 4,000 | Tennessee to Oklahoma | 1838 Winter | Pres Andrew Jackson | New Echota Historic Site, Georgia |
| Nuclear Accident | 4,000 | Chernobyl, Ukraine | 1986 Apr 26 | Plant operators | Memorials in Kiev & elsewhere | |
| "The Troubles" | 3,400 | Northern Ireland, UK | 1960's-1998 | IRA et al | Carrickarnon Peace Mon (on hold) | |
| Earthquake & Fire | 3,000+ | San Francisco, CA, USA | 1906 Apr 18 | Nature | San Francisco Fire Dept Museum |
| Unjust Nazi Executions | 3,000 | Plöetzensee Prison, Berlin | 1933-1945 | Nazi Germany | Plöetzensee Memorial, Berlin | |
| 9/11 World Trade Ctr | 2,823 | New York City, USA | 2001 Sep 11 | Al-Qaeda | 9/11 Memorial & Museum, NYC | |
| Kragujevac Massacre | 2,796 | Kragujevac, Serbia | 1941 Oct 21 | Nazi Germany | Oct. 21 Mem. Park, Kragujevac | |
| Tiananmen Sq Protests | 2,600 | Beijing, China | 1989 Jun 4 | China | Goddess of Democracy, Beijing | |
| Pearl Harbor Air Raid | 2,452 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | 1941 Dec 7 | Imperial Japan | USS Arizona Memorial, Honolulu |
| Johnstown Flood | 2,200+ | Johnstown, PA, USA | 1889 May 1 | South Fork Club | Johnstown Flood Museum |
| Halifax Explosion | 2,000 | Halifax Harbour, Canada | 1917 Dec 6 | Mont-Blanc (French) | Memorial Bell Tower, Halifax, NS |
| Hurricane Katrina | 1,836 | New Orleans etc., USA | 2005 Aug 29 | Nature | Katrina Memorial, Biloxi, MS |
| SS Sultana Explosion | 1,800 | Mississippi Riv, TN, USA | 1865 Apr 27 | Boiler misuse | Memorials in TN & 5 other states |
| Guernica Air Raid | 1,654 | Guernica, Spain | 1937 Apr 26 | Germany & Italy | Museo de la Paz de Guernika |
| Sinking of the Titanic | 1,517 | Atlantic Ocean | 1912 Apr 14-5 | White Star Lines | Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, NS |
| Sinking of French Fleet | 1,297 | Mers-el-Kébir, Ageria | 1940 Jul 3 | Royal Navy | Memorial, Coastal Path, Toulon, France |
| Sinking of the Lusitania | 1,198 | Off Cobh, Ireland | 1915 May 7 | German Sub U-20 | Lusitania Peace Memorial, Cobh |
| SS General Slocum Fire | 1,021 | East River, NY City, USA | 1904 Jun 15 | Capt. Van Schaick | Tompkins Square Memorial |
| Berlin Wall Escapees | 1,000 | Berlin, Germany | 1961-1989 | EastGermany+USSR | Checkpoint Charlie Museum |
| Kawasaki Air Raid | 1,000 | Kawasaki, Japan | 1945 Apr 15 | USA | Kawasaki Peace Museum |
| Seige of Masada | 936 | Judean Desert, Israel | 73 CE |
 Israel v. Rome | Masada National Park |
| Mass Suicide | 918 | Jonestown, Guyana | 1978 Nov | Jim Jones | Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland,CA |
| Chile Earthquake 8.8 | 800 | Concepción, Chile | 2010 Feb 27 | Nature | |
| SARS Epidemic | 774 | China+Taiwan+Canada | 2002-2003 | Nature | SARS Animal Monument, Beijing |
| Marzabotto Massacre | 770 | Monte Sole, Italy | 1944 Oct | Waffen SS | Peace School Foundation |
| KLM/PanAm Collision | 583 | Tenerife, Canary Islands | 1977 Mar 27 | Runway confusion | Intl Memorial, Mount Mesa Mota |
| JAL Flight 123 | 520 | Mt Takamagahara, Japan | 1985 Aug 12 | Mechanical failure | JAL Safety Promotion Ctr, Tokyo |
| My Lai Massacre | 347-504 | My Lai, Vietnam | 1968 Mar 16 | USA (US Army) | MyLai PeacePk-MadisonQuakers |
| HMS Birkenhead | 450 | Gansbaai, South Africa | 1852 Feb 28 | Rusty lifeboats | Plaque, Danger Point Lighthouse |
| Gainesville Tornado | 436+ | Gainesville, GA, USA | 1936, Apr 6 | Nature | Roosevelt Monument, Gainesville |
| Sand Creek Massacre | 400 | Kiowa County, CO, USA | 1864 Nov 29 | Colorado Terr Militia | Sand Creek Massacre NH Site
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| MarineBarracks bombs | 299 | Beirut, Lebanon | 1983 Oct 23 | Hezbollah | Beirut Memorial, Jacksonville, NC |
| Bay of Pigs invasion | 294 | Playa Girón, Cuba | 1961 Apr 17-9 | USA (CIA) | Museo municipal de Playa Girón |
| Pan Am 103 Crash | 270 | Lockerbie, Scotland | 1988 Dec 22 | Mohamed Megrahi | Dryfesdale Cemetery, Lockerbie |
| KAL Flight 007 | 269 | Sea of Japan | 1983 Sep 1 | Russian Air Force | Tower of Prayer,Cape Soya,Japan |
| Battle of Little Big Horn | 263 | Crow Agency, MT, USA | 1876 Jun 25-6 | USA v. Indians | Ltl Big Horn Battlefield Nat Mon |
| Cherry Mine Disaster | 259 | Cherry, Illinois, USA | 1909 Nov 13 | Kerosene lanterns | UMW Monument |
| Sinking of USS Maine | 258 | Havana Harbor, Cuba | 1898 Feb 15 | Spain or accident | Maine Memorial, New York City | |
| Arrow Air Flight 1285 | 256 | Gander, NF, Canada | 1985 Dec 12 | Ice on wings? | Silent Witness, Gander Lake, NF | |
| US Embassy bombings | 223 plus | Nairobi & Dar-es-Salaam | 1998 Aug 7 | Islamic Jihad | |
| Great Chicago Fire | 200-300 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 1871 Oct 8-10 | Mrs.O'Leary's cow | Chicago Water Tower |
| Nightclub Bombings | 202 | Kuta, Bali, Indonesia | 2002 Oct 12 | Jemaah Islamiyah | Bali Bombing Memorial |
| Train Bombings | 191 | Madrid, Spain | 2004 Mar 11 | Al-Qaeda inspired | | |
| 9/11 Pentagon | 184 | Arlington, Virginia, USA | 2001 Sep 11 | Al-Qaeda | Pentagon Mem., Arlington, VA |
| Oklahoma City Bomb | 168 | Oklahoma City, USA | 1995 Apr 19 | Timothy McVeigh | National Memorial & Museum | |
| Terrorist Attack | 165 | Mumbai , India | 2008 Nov 26 | Lashkar-e-Taiba | | |
| Earthquake & Tsunami | 165 | Aleutian Islands, AK, USA | 1966 Apr 1 | Nature | Pacific Tsunami Museum, Hilo, HI |
| Scandinavian Star Fire | 158 | Norway-Denmark | 1990 Apr 7 | Arson & bad design | Scandinavian Star Monument, Oslo | |
| Protest Massacre | 157 | Conakry, Guinea | 2009 Sep 29 | Guinean Army | Peaceful transition of power | |
| Triangle Shirtwaist Fire | 146 | New York City, NY, USA | 1911 Mar 25 | Smoking | Mt Richmond Cem, Staten Is, NY | |
| 2nd Riel Rebellion | 125 | Saskatchewan, Canada | 1885 Spring | Province vs. Métis | Bell of Batoche (taken to Ontario) | |
| Kielland Rig Collapse | 123 | North Sea, Norway | 1980 Mar 27 | Undected crack | Brutte Lenke/Broken Chain |
| Ammunition Explosion | 100 plus | Perth Amboy, NJ, USA | 1918 Oct 4 | Accident? | ? | |
| Muhammad Cartoons | 100 plus | Jyullands-Posten, Denmark | 2005 Sep 30 | Various Muslims | | |
| Swine Flu (H1N1) | 100 plus | Mexico+World | 2009 Apr | Nature | | |
| "2nd Katyn Massacre" | 96 | Smolensk, Russia | 2010 Apr 10 | Fog. Also pilot error? | Burials in Poland |
| Gnadenhütten Massacre | 96 | Gnadenhütten, OH, USA | 1782 Mar 8 | Pennsylvania Militia | Gnadenhütten Memorial (1872) | |
| Kristallnacht | 91 | Germany+Austria | 1938 Nov 9-10 | Nazi Germany | Kristallnacht Memorial, Austria | |
| Gt Chatsworth Wreak | 85 | Chatsworth, Illinois, USA | 1887 Aug 10 | Careless workers | Roadside Marker (+folksong) | |
| Air Florida Flight 90 | 78 | Potomac R,Wash,DC,USA | 1982 Aug 13 | Improper deicing | Arland D Williams Jr Mem Bridge | |
| Branch Davidian Raid | 76 | Waco, Texas, USA | 1993 Apr 19 | David Koresh | Branch Davidian Mem, Waco, TX |
| Tay Rail Bridge Disaster | 75 | Dundee, Scotland | 1879 Dec 28 | Bridge failure | Tay Bridge Disaster Song |
| Hurricane Andrew | 65 | Miami etc., Florida, USA | 1992 Aug | Nature | Plaque, Biscayne Natl Park, Fl. | |
| Gandamak Massacre | 64 | Gandamak, Afghanistan | 1842 Jan 13 | UK vs. Insurgents | | |
| 7/7 London Bombings | 56 | London, England | 2005 Jul 7 | 4 British Muslims | 7/7 Memorial, Hyde Park, London |
| Powder Explosion | 51 | Kenvil, New Jersey, USA | 1940 Sep 12 | Accident? | Memorial Plaque (2005) | |
| Silver Bridge Collapse | 46 | Pt. Pleasant, WV, USA | 1967 Dec 15 | Bridge failure | Silver Memorial Bridge | |
| 9/11 Flight 93 Crash | 44 | Shanksville, PA, USA | 2001 Sep 11 | Al-Qaeda | Flight 93 National Memorial | |
| Civil Rights Movement | 40 | Southern USA | 1954-1968 | Segregationists | Civil Rts Mem, Montgomery, AL | |
| Tulsa Race Riot | 39 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA | 1921 May 31 | Whites |
Greenwood Cultural Center |
| Wall Street Bombing | 38 | New York, NY, USA | 1920 Sep 16 | Ararchists | Scared stone at 23 Wall Street |
| Hindenburg Disaster | 36 | Lakehurst NAS, NJ, USA | 1937 May 6 | Various theories | Marker at disaster site | |
| Virginia Tech Massacre | 33 | Blacksburg, VA, USA | 2007 Apr 16 | Seung-Hui Cho | Hokie Stone Semicircle |
| Upper Big Branch Mine | 29 | Montcoal, WV, USA | 2010 Apr 5 | Coal mine explosion | |
| Conestoga Massacre | 20 | Lancaster County, PA, USA | 1763 Dec 14/27 | Paxton Boys (mob) | "Indian Burial Ground" (no remains) |
| Ludlow Massacre | 20 | Ludlow, Colorado, USA | 1914 Apr 20 | Colorado State Militia | Ludlow Monument, Ludlow, CO |
| Khobar Towers bomb | 20 | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia | 1998 Jun 25 | Hebollah Al-Hejaz | |
| Salem Witch Hangings | 19 | Massachusetts, USA | 1692-1693 | Public histeria | Salem Witch Museum, Salem, MA |
| John Brown's Raid | 17 | Harper's Ferry, WV, USA | 1859 Oct 16-9 | John Brown | John Brown's Fort, Harper's Ferry |
| USS Cole bombing | 17 | Aden, Yemen | 2000 Oct 12 | Sudan Govt.? | Memorial, Naval Station Norfolk |
| ColumbineHS Massacre | 15 | Littleton, Colorado, USA | 1993 Apr 19 | E.Harris+D.Klebold | Columbine Memorial, Littleton,CO |
| École Polytechnique | 15 | Montréal, Québec,Canada | 1989 Dec 6 | Marc Lépine | Place du 6-Décembre-1989 |
| "Bloody Sunday" | 14 | Londonderry, N.Ireland | 1972 Jan 30 | British Army | Mural by Bogside Artists | |
| Univ of Texas Shooting | 14 | UT, Austin, Texas, USA | 1996 Aug 1 | Charles Whitman | Admin Bldg Tower (unintentional) | |
| I-35W Bridge Collapse | 13 | St. Paul, Minnesota, USA | 2007 Aug 1 | Bridge failure | Bridge Mem Wall, St. Paul, MN |
| Pullman Strike | 13 | Pullman, Illinois, USA | 1894 May 11 | US Army | Randolph/Pullman Museum/Gallery | |
| London bombings | 11 | Hyde & Regents Parks | 1982 Jul 20 | Provisional IRA | Two memorials | |
| Deepwater Horizon | 11 | Gulf of Mexico, USA | 2010 Apr 20 | Blowout Preventer | Underwater wreak | |
| MV Mavi Marmara Attack | 9 | Near Gaza | 2010 May 31 | Israel | | |
| Haymarket Massacre | 7 plus | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 1886 May 4 | Strikers & police | Haymarket Martyrs Monument | |
| Hatfield-McCoy Feud | 7 | WestVa./Kentucky, USA | 1878-1891 | Both families | Floodwall, Matewan, WV |
| Valentine Day Massacre | 7 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 1929 Feb 14 | Al Capone's gang | Capone Grave, Chicago, IL |
| Great Fire of London | 6 plus | London, England | 1666 Sep 2-5 | Tho. Farriner Bakery | Monument by Christopher Wren | |
| World Trade Ctr bomb | 6 | New York City, USA | 1993 Feb 26 | Al-Qaeda | 9/11 Memorial & Museum, NYC | |
| Jack the Ripper | 5 plus | Whitechapel, London | 1888 Late | Unidentified | Jack the Ripper Walking Tour | |
| Kent State Massacre | 4 | Kent, Ohio, USA | 1970 May 4 | Ohio National Guard | May 4 Memorial, Kent State Univ |
| Altamont Free Concert | 4 | Altamont Track, CA, USA | 1969 Dec 6 | Hells Angels et al | |
| Gunfight at OK Corral | 3 | Tombstone, AZ, USA | 1881 Oct 26 | Earps vs. Clantons | Boot Hill Cemetery, Tombstone | |
| Unabomber | 3 | Lincoln, Montana, USA | 1978-1995 | Ted Kaczynski | "Pause," New York City, NY | |
| UU Church Shooting | 2 | TVUUC, Knoxville, USA | 2008 Jul 27 | Jim David Adkisson | McKendry Fellowship Hall | |
| "Bloody Sunday" | None | Selma, Alabama, USA | 1965 Mar 7 | Alabama State Police | Nat Voting Rights Museum, Selma | |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | None | Cuba & Straits of Florida | 1962 Oct | Soviet Union | Museo de la Revolution, Havana |
| Japanese Internment | None | Western States, USA | World War II | USA | Japanese American Memorial, DC | |
| Nuclear Accident | None | Three Mile Is, PA, USA | 1979 Mar 28 | Many entities | Roadside Marker, DauphinCty,PA | |
| Whisky Rebellion | None | West. Pennsylvania, USA | 1791-1794 | Federal Whisky Tax | Bradford House, Washington, PA |
| Sinking of the Arabia | None | Parkville, Missouri, USA | 1856 Sep 5 | Snag in Missouri River | Arabia Museum, Kansas City,MO | .
| Bridge Collapse | None | Tacoma Narrows, WA, USA | 1940 Nov 7 | Bad design | Two replacement bridges
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| Stonewall Riots | None | New York City, NY, USA | 1969 Jun 28 | Gays v NYC Police | Stonewall Inn, New York, NY
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| Exxon Valdez Oil Spill | None | PrWm Sound, Alaska, USA | 1989 Mar 24 | Improper navigation | Renamed Dong Fang Ocean | |
| Santa Barbara Oil Spill | None | SB Channel, CA, USA | 1969 Jan 28 | ? | ? | |
| Slavery in USA | Unknown | Southern States, USA | Before 1865 | Southern States | Nat Slavery Mus, Fredericksburg |
= Attrocity or Unwarrented Violence (including murder & serial killing)
= Blank (not yet categorized)
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