Forrest takes Athens and the Sulphur Creek trestle
September 25, 1864, Sulphur Creek Trestle near Athens, Alabama.
- Date
- September 25, 1864
- Where
- Sulphur Creek Trestle near Athens, Alabama
- What happened
- Captured
- Event
- 129 of 174
Forrest entered north Alabama to disrupt Sherman's supply. He took Athens and Fort Henderson on September 24, then moved on the trestle six miles north, guarded by a fort, two blockhouses and 1,000 men. After a bombardment that killed 200 defenders, the remaining 800 surrendered by noon on September 25.
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