Battle of Baton Rouge (1862)

For the battle during the American Revolutionary War, see Battle of Baton Rouge (1779).
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
Location
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
30°27′04″N 91°10′03″W / 30.4510°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)[1] 453 (95 killed, 302 wounded, 56 missing)[1]
Baton Rouge is located in Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge
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Location of Baton Rouge in Louisiana
Map depicting Louisiana and approaches to New Orleans as depicted during the Civil War.[2]
Map depicting Battle of Baton Rouge, August 5th 1862.[3]

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.[4]

  1. ^ a b Bearss, Edwin C. (1962). "The Battle of Baton Rouge". Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. 3 (2): 112. ISSN 0024-6816. JSTOR 4230653. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. ^ ORN I, v. 18, p. 131.
  3. ^ Official Atlas, Plate XXIV.
  4. ^ "CWSAC Battle Summaries – Baton Rouge". American Battlefield Protection Program. U.S. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 28 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-09.