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Map depicting Battle of Baton Rouge, August 5th 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.
- August 5, 1862
- Union victory
Aug 3, 2012 · The Battle of Baton Rouge was small by Civil War standards. The Confederates lost 467 men killed, wounded or captured, the Union 382. Among the latter was General Williams, who was killed in...
Description: On August 5th, 1862, Confederate General John C. Breckinridge launched an attack on the Union-occupied capital of Louisiana, Baton Rouge. In this print, Confederate regiments fight on towards the Union lines, braving fire from federal batteries.
Aug 12, 2012 · Military History in Louisiana. A bloody attempt by Confederate forces to. retake the capital city of Louisiana, the Battle. of Baton Rouge was fought on August 5, 1862. The state government had evacuated Baton. Rouge in April 1862 after Union warships. blasted their way past Fort Jackson and Fort.
The Battle of Baton Rouge was a brief siege during the Anglo-Spanish War that was decided on September 21, 1779. Baton Rouge was the second British outpost to fall to Spanish arms during Bernardo de Gálvez's march into British West Florida. Facts about the Battle of Baton Rouge.
Feb 1, 2023 · The Arkansas. Battle of Baton Rouge. The Sinking of the CSS Arkansas. "And nothing in her after all! There lay a heavy, clumsy, rusty, ugly flatboat with a great square box in the centre, while great cannon put their noses out at the sides, and in front. The decks were crowded with men, rough and dirty, jabbering and hastily eating their breakfast.
The Arkansas was scuttled by Stevens when, still inoperable, it was threatened by gunboats approaching from the Baton Rouge. The Federals evacuated Baton Rouge 16 days after the engagement and returned to New Orleans. Civil War Harper's Weekly, September 6, 1862 THE BATTLE AT BATON ROUGE. We condense from the Herald correspondence the following ...