Texas State Archives Map Collection



Topographical Plan of the City and Battle-field of Baton-Rouge, Louisiana, Fought on the 5th of August
Date: 1862
Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1891-1895.
Cartographer: Gorlinsky, Joseph
Scale: 1 inch = 1700 feet
Size: 21 cm x 17 cm
Type of Map: military
Format: color, engraved, lithographed, printed
Language: English
AC Number: 03320
Photo Media: -- None Listed --

Topographical Plan of the City and Battle-field of Baton-Rouge, Louisiana, Fought on the 5th of August Image:
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Description:
Plan of the city, showing streets, terrain, roads, and Union and Confederate batteries and troops. This map is part of the Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, compiled by Captain Calvin D. Cowles, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891-1895, plate XXIV. Title page, table of contents, and index to maps in the atlas are filed under map #3209. A reprint of this atlas can be found in the Archive's Texana book collection. 9/21/84

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