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Other Name: None
State: Alabama
Location: Limestone County
Campaign: Operations in North Alabama (1864)
Dates:
Principal Commanders: union  Union States: Capt. Emil Adams
confederate  Confederate States: Lt. Col. Moses W. Hannon
Forces Engaged: union  Union States: 9th Illinois Mounted Infantry
confederate  Confederate States: 1st Alabama Cavalry
Estimated Casualties: union  Union States: 20
confederate  Confederate States: 30
Total: 50 total
Results: Result(s): Union victory (The Confederate force failed in its attempt to take Athens.)
Description:

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.
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