Battle of Baton Rouge (1862)

August 5, 1862 · Baton Rouge

Result Union victory

Confederate troops under John C. Breckinridge attacked the Union garrison of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The attack failed, partly because the Confederate ironclad Arkansas broke down.

Union

Confederacy

Strength and losses

Strength
2,500
Casualties
371
Killed
84
Wounded
266266
Missing
33
Casualties
478
Killed
84
Wounded
313
Missing
56