First News of August 1861: Confederates Re-Occupy Madison

On August 1st 1861, Confederates advanced on Madison prepared to fight Colonel Solomon Lewis' Indiana infantry and supporting artillery which had been occupying the town. They marched into Madison without firing a shot. Citizens report that Colonel Lewis' force left in the morning, marching west on the West Fork Road. The Confederates have immediately started repairing damage to the Madison rail depot, but the status of the Burlington Depot to the south is still unclear. Supplies and troops cannot arrive by rail to Madison until the tracks around Burlington have been repaired.