Caption: State House, Baton Rouge, La. [r] Burned Dec 30th 1862 [v]
Notes: The State Capital building was used both to quarter soldiers and to hold confederate prisoners. Fire broke out in the building in the night and by daylight the landmark was a gutted ruin. It was rebuilt in the early 1880s. [East, "Civil War Album," text, p. 44; image, p. 45.]
Photographer: Ascribed to McPherson & Oliver, Baton Rouge
Image Format: Carte de visite - 4in. x 2.5in