Battle of Baton Rouge (1862)

The Battle of Baton Rouge was a ground and naval battle in the American Civil War fought in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, on August 5, 1862. The Union victory halted Confederate attempts to recapture the capital city of Louisiana.

Battle of Baton Rouge
Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the
American Civil War

Harper's Weekly, September 6 1862 edition
DateAugust 5, 1862
Location30.4510°N 91.1676°W / 30.4510; -91.1676
Result Union victory
Belligerents
 United States (Union)  Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
Brig. Gen. Thomas R. Williams 
Col. Thomas W. Cahill
Cdre. David D. Porter

Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge

Lieut. Charles W. Read
Strength
2,500 2,600
Casualties and losses
383 (84 killed, 266 wounded, 33 missing) 453 (95 killed, 302 wounded, 56 missing)
Baton Rouge
Location of Baton Rouge in Louisiana
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