| Battle of Athens | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
United States(
Union) |
CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Emil Adams | Moses W. Hannon | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 9th Illinois Mounted Infantry | 1st Alabama Cavalry | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~150 | ~700 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ~30 | ~50 | ||||||
The Battle of Athens was fought in Athens, Alabama ( Limestone County, Alabama), on January 26, 1864, [1] as part of the American Civil War. The Union force was a company under Captain Emil Adams from the 9th Illinois Mounted Infantry regiment. The Confederate force was the 1st Alabama Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel Moses W. Hannon. [2]
On the morning of January 26, 1864, at around 4:00 a.m., ~700 Confederate cavalrymen attacked Athens, [3] which was being held by a Union force of only 150. Even though the Union defenders had no fortifications and were outnumbered six to one, they were able to repulse the Confederate attack and force them into a retreat after a two-hour battle. [2]
References
- ^ "Civil War Timeline/Chronology for January 1864". Blue and Gray Trail.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ a b "Search For Battles - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". National Park Service. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "Reports of Brigadier General G M Dodge". Ohio State University. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
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