Athens
- Other Name:
- Campaign:
- Operations in North Alabama
- Date(s):
- January 1864
- Principal Commanders:
- Captain Emil Adams [US] Lieutenant Colonel Moses Hannon [CS]
- Forces Engaged:
- 800 total (US 700; CS 100;)
- 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.
- Results:
- Union Victory
- CWSAC Reference #:
- AL002
- Preservation Priority: