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Huntsville, AL - April 11, 1862

Does anyone have any additional details on this encounter? The Confederate unit I've found which may have been at Huntsville during this time was the 5th Georgia Infantry (CS). There are also a few service records of men of the "5th" who were injured/killed in a train accident at Huntsville on the 10th of April. Does anyone have details about this train accident? Thanks for your help with this.

Jim Martin

Huntsville, Alabama
Apr 11 1862

- Confederate captured/missing: 200
- Total Confederate losses: 200

Huntsville, Ala.,
April 11, 1862.

3rd Division, Army of the Ohio.

After a forced march the advance guard of the division entered Huntsville at 6 a. m. of the 11th. The Confederate garrison was completely surprised and offered little resistance. About 200 prisoners, 15 locomotives, a number of cars, telegraph instruments, etc., were captured.

There were no casualties reported. Brig.-Gen. O. M. Mitchel
was the Union leader.

Source: The Union Army, Vol.,6 p.,506

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