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Federal soldiers killed in the Battle of Baton Rouge on August 5, 1862, were buried on this site, which became a National Cemetery in 1867. Among the soldiers buried here is General Philemon Thomas, remembered for his attack on the Spanish fort at Baton Rouge in 1810, which established the West Florida Republic.
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana · United States
