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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. (''NPS summary'')
''For the battle against [[Democrat]] political corruption in Athens, Tennessee in 1946, see [[Battle of Athens (1946)]]''
The '''Battle of Athens''' was a battle fought in the [[American Civil War]].
[[Confederate States of America|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. (''NPS summary'')
{{ACW Battles of 1864}}
{{ACW Battles of 1864}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]