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Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle

Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle was a battle fought on 23 September 1864 at Limestone County, in what is now Alabama, United States; it lasted 2 days. The recorded result: Confederate victory. Recorded strength: 2,350 against 4,500.

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Fought23 September 1864lasted 2 days
WhereLimestone County, Alabama, United States34.909N, 86.988W
OutcomeConfederate victory
BelligerentsUnited States (Union)againstCSA (Confederacy)
Casualties and losses2,350and139
Battlefield todayAthens battlefieldNPS site AL002, 32,461 acres studied, 3,370 core

Record

Date23 September 1864
to 25 September 1864
PlaceLimestone County, Alabama, United States
34.909N, 86.988W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength2,3504,500
Casualties and losses2,350139
Commanders
  • George Spalding
Battle of Sulphur Creek TrestleBattle of Sulphur Creek TrestleBattle of AthensBattle of Anthony's HillBattle of DecaturSkirmish at Paint Rock BridgeBattle of AthensBattle of Anthony's HillBattle of DecaturHuntsvilleFlorence50 km34.909N, 86.988W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. The dashed outline is the battlefield study area mapped by the NPS American Battlefield Protection Program. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1864

The National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program maps this as the Athens battlefield (site AL002): a study area of 32,461 acres, with a core area of 3,370 acres where the fighting was concentrated; 4,451 acres retain enough integrity to be potentially eligible for the National Register.

Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (33 in Alabama).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q14678986, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle, revision 1376360853, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Battlefield boundary and area from the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (public domain). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.