Athens
Other Names: None
Location: Limestone County
Campaign: Operations in North Alabama (1864)
Date(s): January 26, 1864
Principal Commanders: Capt. Emil Adams [US]; Lt. Col. Moses W. Hannon [CS]
Forces Engaged: 9th Illinois Mounted Infantry [US]; 1st Alabama Cavalry [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 50 total (US 20; CS 30)
Description: Confederate cavalry, numbering about 600 men, attacked Athens, held by about 100 Union troops, around 4:00 am on the morning of January 26, 1864. After a two-hour battle, the Confederates retreated. Union forces, although greatly outnumbered and without fortifications, repulsed the attackers.
Result(s): Union victory (The Confederate force failed in its attempt to take Athens.)
Please link to this page
If you found this page useful and informative, please link to it from your website, blog, etc. or tell others about it so that others may be able to find it and thus benefit from it. To provide a link to this page, simply copy and paste the following link code (in red) and modify to suit your needs:
<a href="http://www.civil-war-battles.com">Civil War Battles: Repository of information about Civil War battles, people, a timeline, and a summary.</a>