Lieutenant Augusto Rodríguez (1841 – March 22, 1880), was a Puerto Rican who served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Augusto Rodríguez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, when the island was a Spanish province.

Upon the outbreak of the American Civil War, many Puerto Ricans joined the ranks of the military armed forces.

[7] In December 1 through 6, the 15th Connecticut Infantry marched to Fredericksburg, Virginia, and was assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, IX Corps, Army of the Potomac commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside.

Lieutenant Rodríguez led his men in the Battle of Fredericksburg[1] which was fought against General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia from December 12–15.

[8] Burnside attempted to make an offensive movement on January 20, 1863, in which Lt. Rodríguez and the men of the 15th Connecticut Regiment were involved.

[10] In the closing months of the war, the 15th Connecticut Infantry was assigned to provost duty as part of the garrison upon the occupation of Kinston, North Carolina, by Union forces.

[14] On August 14 of 2019, Lt. Augusto Rodríguez earthly remains were exhumed from his gravesite at Firefighters Pantheon at the Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut.