The Battle of Baton Rouge, La. Aug. 4th 1862 – Historic Reproduction
![The Battle of Baton Rouge, La. Aug. 4th 1862, New York : Pub'd by Currier & Ives, [1862?] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/89/8948394651d3-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique lithograph captures The Battle of Baton Rouge, La. Aug. 4th 1862 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Battle of Baton Rouge, La. Aug. 4th 1862
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Baton Rouge, the Louisiana capital on the Mississippi, was the site of a Confederate attempt in early August 1862 to retake the city from its Union occupiers. Confederate troops under John C. Breckinridge attacked the Union garrison led by Brig. Gen. Thomas Williams, who was killed in the fighting, but the assault failed. The print was issued by Currier & Ives, the New York firm known for inexpensive hand-colored lithographs that brought news of the war into Northern homes.
| Created / published | New York : Pub'd by Currier & Ives, [1862?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand colored. |
| Genre | Lithographs Hand colored 1850-1910. |
| Notes | Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0428. |
| Subjects | Campaigns & battles--Louisiana--Baton Rouge--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,435 × 1,152 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-215885 |
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