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Battle of Baton Rouge | |||||||
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Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War | |||||||
![]() Harper's Weekly, September 6, 1862 edition | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Brig. Gen. Thomas R. Williams † Col. Thomas W. Cahill Cdre. David D. Porter |
Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge
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Strength | |||||||
2,500 | 2,600 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
383 (84 killed, 266 wounded, 33 missing)[1] | 453 (95 killed, 302 wounded, 56 missing)[1] | ||||||
Location of Baton Rouge in Louisiana |
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]
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