US Civil War. Battle of Baton Rouge, August
US Civil War. Battle of Baton Rouge, August 4, 1862. Currier and Ives lithograph shows fighting in Magnolia Cemetery with the city in the distance. When the Union commander, Brig. Gen. Thomas Williams, was killed, Col. Thomas Cahill lead a retreat to the river for protection from Union gunboats. The small battle ended when the Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. John Breckinridge withdrew
Picture No
13123667
Media ID
45384681
Size
3000px x 2151px
(2.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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