| Below are the accidents I have been able to identify.
I'm sure there were many more that I will uncover and add to the list
and also that the vast majority of accidents will never be uncovered. |
| |
| 1862 |
| Date |
Railroad(s) |
Source |
Report |
| 1/5 |
Virginia &
Tennessee |
Richmond Dispatch
1/7 |
NP, RD
1-7-62
|
| 1/5 |
Orange &
Alexandria |
Richmond Dispatch
1/14 |
NP, RD 1-14-62
|
| 1/7 |
Memphis &
Charleston |
Richmond Dispatch
1/15 |
NP, RD 1-15-62
|
| 1/7 |
Memphis &
Charleston |
Richmond Dispatch
1/15 |
NP, RD
1-15A-62
|
| 1/18 |
Virginia &
Tennessee |
Annual Report |
The Eastern bound mail train ran
into a slide about one mile west of Marion, by which the
engine was thrown off the track and badly broken. The train
was detained at the place where the accident occurred until
the next day, (the 19th) when a freight engine having been
procured it started forward at about 5 o'clock, P. M. At 6:30
P. M., when about two miles east of Mount Airy, it came into
collision with an extra engine going westward, sent from
Central Depot for the purpose of taking the place of the
disabled engine of the mail train, in pursuance of a telegraph
dispatch directed to be sent on Saturday night the 18ty, and
so dated by the Resident Engineer, James H. Buford, which
message, going to the telegraph office being closed before the
arrival of the messenger by whom it was sent to Glade Spring,
the nearest telegraph station, was not sent until the next day
(Sunday the 19th), and consequently was misunderstood by the
Foreman of the shops at Central Depot. The Conductor of the
mail train and the Engineer of the engine attached to it were
not appraised that the extra engine was coming. It was one of
those cases of misunderstanding that will sometimes occur
under such circumstances, when all concerned are actuated by
the best intentions. A soldier, by the name of Freeman, who
was on the platform of the baggage car next to the engine, had
both legs broken. He was taken to Wytheville and the bones
set, and became convalescent and in a fair way of recovery,
but by some imprudence not proper for a person in debilitated
condition, afterwards died. |
|
|
Richmond Dispatch
1/21 |
NP, RD 1-21A-62 |
| 2/2 |
Memphis & Little
Rock |
Memphis
Daily State Journal 2/5 |
Part of
Colonel Samuel B. Maxey's 9th Texas Infantry Regiment were en
route from Little Rock to De Valls Bluff in several heavily
loaded passenger cars, with a locomotive at each end of the
train. Just before reaching De Valls Bluff, one of the cars
became uncoupled and the forward engine shot on ahead;
however, the engineer soon discovered the accident and held up
for the cars in the rear. The engineer of the rear locomotive
was unaware of the accident and crashed into the detached cars
at full speed. The wreck resulted in ten soldiers being
injured; one of the locomotives was heavily damaged and some
of the cars sustained lighter damage. |
| 2/4 |
Wilmington
& Manchester |
Wilmington Journal
2/5 |
NP, WJ 2-5-62
|
| 2/5 |
East
Tennessee & Virginia |
Athens
Post 2/6 |
NP, AP 2-6-62
|
| 2/6 |
Virginia Central |
Richmond Dispatch 2/7 |
NP, RD 2-7A-62
|
| 2/6 |
Memphis, Clarksville
& Louisville |
New Orleans Times
Picayune 2/9 |
NP, NOTP 2-9-62
|
| 2/9 |
Richmond &
Petersburg |
Annual
Report |
A slave hired
of Mr. H. B. Homes, while coupling some cars at Clover Hill,
got hurt, and shortly afterwards died from the injury. |
| 2/9 |
Virginia
& Tennessee |
Annual
Report |
A soldier, by
the name of Beckwith, from Arkansas, in attempting to get on
the train after it had started in the Lynchburg Depot, fell
between the cars and the platform and was so badly injured
that he died almost immediately. |
| Raleigh
Dispatch 2/15 |
NP, RR 2-15D-62 |
| 2/10 |
North
Carolina |
Greensboro Patriot
2/11 |
NP, GP 2-11-62
|
| 2/11 |
South
Carolina |
Richmond
Dispatch 2/13 |
NP, RD 2-13B-62
|
| New Orleans True
Delta 2/19 |
NP, TD 2-19-62
|
| 2/11 |
North
Carolina |
Wilmington Journal
2/14 |
NP, WJ 2-14-62
|
| Raleigh Register 2/15 |
NP, RR 2-15C-62
|
| 2/11 |
Wilmington
& Manchester |
Richmond Dispatch
2/18 |
NP, RD 2-18-62
|
| 2/12 |
East Tennessee &
Georgia |
Richmond Dispatch
2/18 |
NP, RD 2-18A-62
|
| 2/24 |
South
Side and Virginia & Tennessee |
Richmond Dispatch
2/26 |
NP, RD 2-26-62
|
| 2/26 |
Central (of Georgia) |
Annual Report |
Negro boy run over and killed at
Millen in attempting to get on when train was backing |
| 2/27 |
New Orleans, Jackson
& Great Northern |
Annual Report |
|
| New Orleans Times
Picayune 2/28 |
NP, NOTP 2-28A-62 |
| Richmond Dispatch 3/6 |
NP, RD 3-6A-62 |
| Richmond Dispatch
3/10 |
NP, RD 3-10-62 |
| 2/27 |
? |
Wilmington Journal
3/1 |
NP, WJ 3-1-62 |
| 3/5 |
East Tennessee &
Georgia |
Mobile Advertiser
& Register |
NP, MAR 3-10-62 |
| 3/8 |
Mobile & Ohio |
New Orleans True
Delta 3/12 |
NP, TD 3-12-62 |
| 3/12 |
Wilmington &
Weldon |
Richmond Dispatch
3/18 |
NP, RD 3-18A-62 |
| 3/17 |
North Carolina |
Raleigh Register 3/29 |
NP, RR 3-29A-62 |
| 3/21 |
Western North
Carolina |
Greensboro Patriot
4/13 |
NP, GP 4-13-62 |
| 3/22 |
Central (of Georgia) |
Annual Report |
An old negro man was knocked off the
track and died from the injuries, he was walking on the Track. |
| 3/25 |
South Side |
Richmond Dispatch
3/27 |
NP, RD 3-27A-62 |
| 3/30 |
Wilmington &
Weldon |
Richmond Dispatch
3/5/62 |
NP, RD 4-5A-62 |
| 3/30 |
North Carolina |
Wilmington Journal
4/7 |
NP, WJ 4-7A-62 |
| 4/6 |
Virginia Central and
Orange & Alexandria |
Richmond Dispatch 4/7 |
NP, RD 4-7A-62 |
| 4/15 |
Mobile & Ohio |
Wilmington Journal
4/28 |
NP, WJ 4-28-62 |
| 4/15 |
Atlanta & West
Point |
Raleigh Register 4/23 |
NP, RR 4-23-62 |
| Mobile Advertiser
& Record 4/23 |
NP, MAR 4-23-62 |
| 4/17 |
Memphis &
Charleston |
New Orleans Times
Picayune 4/19 |
NP, NOTP 4-19-62 |
| 4/25 |
Central (of Georgia) |
Annual Report |
Way Freight ran over a small negro
boy near 70 mile post, asleep on Track and killed him. |
| 4/25 |
South Carolina |
Wilmington Journal
4/29 |
NP, WJ 4-29-62 |
| Richmond Digest 4/30 |
NP, RD
4-30A-62 |
| 5/3 |
Petersburg |
Richmond Dispatch 5/5 |
NP, RD 5-5A-62
|
| Richmond Dispatch 5/6 |
NP, RD 5-6-62
|
| 5/5 |
Virginia Central |
Richmond Dispatch 5/8 |
NP, RD 5-8-62
|
| 5/5 |
Charlotte & South
Carolina |
Greensboro Patriot
5/8 |
NP, GP 5-8-62
|
| 5/9 |
Virginia
Central |
Richmond Dispatch
5/12 |
NP, RD 5-12-62
|
| 5/22 |
North Carolina |
Wilmington Journal
5/23 |
NP, WJ 5-23-62
|
| ?/? |
North Carolina |
Annual Report |
Between June 1, 1861 and May 30,
1862, there have been twenty-five trains off or partially off
the track, from the following reasons: one from washing out of
culvert; on by running over a cow; three by defects in the
track; twelve by broken axles; eight by various parts giving
way about the cars. Besides the above there have been two
destructive and one slight collision. These accidents have
caused the loss of much property to the company, and the death
of three of the Company's hands, and one of the Express
Company's Agents. While most of these accidents occurred to
passenger trains, not a single passenger's life was lost and
but few received any injury.
|
| 6/3 |
Virginia Central? |
Richmond Dispatch 6/4 |
NP, RD 6-4A-62
|
| 6/3 |
Military Connector |
Richmond Dispatch 6/4 |
NP, RD 6-4B-62
|
| 6/4 |
Richmond Military Connector |
Richmond Enquirer 6/5 |
NP,
RE 6-5-62
|
| 6/4 |
Central (of Georgia) |
Annual Report |
A soldier sitting in car door, fell
our or was dragged out by a fence and killed. |
| 6/5 |
Southern of
Mississippi |
Richmond Dispatch
6/17 |
NP, RD 6-17B-62 |
| 6/5 |
North Carolina |
Greensboro Patriot
6/5 |
NP, GP 6-5-62 |
| 6/6 |
Richmond &
Petersburg |
Richmond Enquirer 6/7 |
NP,
RE 6-7-62
|
| 6/6 |
North Carolina |
Wilmington Journal
6/11 |
NP, WJ 6-11-62
|
| 6/30 |
Richmond &
Danville |
Richmond Dispatch 7/1 |
NP, RD 7-1-62
|
| 7/1 |
Wilmington &
Weldon |
Raleigh Register 7/5 |
NP, RR 7-5-62
|
| Wilmington Journal
7/2 |
NP, WJ 7-2-62
|
| 7/3 |
Richmond & Danville |
Richmond Enquirer 7/4 |
NP,
RE 7-4-62
|
| Richmond Enquirer 7/5 |
NP, RE 7-5-62
|
| Richmond Dispatch 7/4 |
NP, RD 7-4-62
|
| 7/6 |
Western &
Atlantic |
Wilmington Journal 7/8 |
NP, WJ 7-8A-62
|
| Richmond Dispatch 7/8 |
NP, RD 7-8A-62
|
| 7/10 |
Wilmington &
Manchester |
Wilmington Journal
7/14 |
NP, WJ 7-14A-62
|
| Richmond Dispatch 7/16 |
NP, RD 7-16A-62
|
| 7/11 |
Richmond & Danville |
Richmond Enquirer 7/11 |
NP, RE 7-11A-62
|
| 7/13 |
Houston Tap &
Brazoria |
Houston Telegraph
7/14 |
NP, HT 7-14-62
|
| 7/19 |
Richmond Military Connector |
Richmond Enquirer 7/21 |
NP, RE 7-21-62
|
| 7/19 |
Central (of Georgia) |
Annual
Report |
A soldier was
killed while sitting in car door, fell our or was
dragged out by a fence. |
| 7/22 |
South
Side |
Richmond
Dispatch 7/23 |
NP, RD 7-23-62 |
| Raleigh Register 7/30 |
NP, RR 7-30-62 |
| Wilmington Journal
7/26 |
NP, WJ 7-26-62 |
| 7/? |
Central
(of Georgia) |
Annual
Report |
A white man, drunk, in attempting to
get on Train at Macon Depot, fell on Track, was run over, and
killed. |
| 8/1 |
Richmond
& Danville |
Richmond Enquirer 8/2 |
NP, RE 8-2-62
|
| Richmond Dispatch 8/2 |
NP, RD 8-2-62
|
| 8/4 |
Central
(of Georgia) |
Annual
Report |
A negro woman was found dead on
Track at 77 mile post, it is supposed she was a runaway and
fell from a Passenger Car Truck. |
| 8/4 |
Mobile
& Ohio {?} |
Richmond Dispatch
8/13 |
NP, RD 8-13-62 |
| 8/10 |
Virginia
& Tennessee |
Annual Report and
Richmond Dispatch 8/16 |
The engine of mail train going west
ran off the track near Forest Deport, by which the passenger
cars were forced together crushing the platforms. Three
soldiers who were on the platforms at the time were injured,
viz: James Lambert, of Richmond, a member of the Caskie
Rangers, who died a short time after being brought to
Lynchburg; Thos. J. Spradlin and G. A. Vanenger of Bedford
county. Mr. Spradlin had one of his legs severed from his
body, and I believe afterwards died. Mr. Vanenger, it was
thought at the time would recover; they were taken to the
hospital in Lynchburg, and I have never learned whether they
survived their injuries or not. |
| 8/15 |
Virginia Central |
Richmond Dispatch
8/16 |
NP, RD 8-16A-62 |
| 8/19 |
Virginia &
Tennessee |
Annual Report |
A small boy by the name of John Seay,
was ran over in Lynchburg by the Switching Engine, and had
both thighs broken, no blame could be attached to the man in
charge of the engine, as the boy was hanging on to the back
part of the tender without his knowledge, and fell or jumped
off, and the engine moving backward at the time, passed over
him before he could be seen. |
| 8/21 |
Virginia Central |
Richmond Dispatch
8/22 |
NP, RD 8-22-62 |
| 8/25 |
Richmond,
Fredericksburg & Potomac |
Richmond Dispatch
8/27 |
NP, RD 8-27-62 |
| 9/12 |
Central
(of Georgia) |
Annual Report |
An officer fell or jumped from
Platform of Passenger Car, and died from effects of the fall,
he was not run over; another was killed in same way about same
date. |
| 9/14 |
Wilmington &
Weldon |
Richmond Dispatch
9/15 |
NP, RD 9-15-62
|
| Raleigh Register 9/17 |
NP, RR 9-17-62
|
| 9/26 |
Virginia Central |
Richmond Enquirer 9/27 |
NP, RE 9-27-62
|
| 10/14 |
Virginia Central |
Richmond
Dispatch 10/18 |
NP, RD 10-18-62 |
| Staunton Spectator
10/21 |
NP, SSGA 10-21-62 |
| 10/19 |
Mississippi
Central |
Richmond Dispatch
10/30 |
NP, RD 10-30-62 |
| 10/25 |
Richmond Military Connector |
Richmond Enquirer 10/27 |
NP, RE 10-27-62
|
| 10/25 |
Wilmington &
Weldon |
Wilmington Journal
10/27 |
NP, WJ 10-27-62
|
| Wilmington Journal
10/28 |
NP, WJ 10-28-62
|
| 10/28 |
Raleigh & Gaston |
Annual Report |
A terrible disaster was occasioned
by the collision of a gravel and passenger train near
Forestville, causing the melancholy death of several persons
and seriously injuring others. |
| Raleigh Register
10/29 |
NP, RR 10-29-62 |
| State Journal 10/29 |
NP, R&G
10-29-62 |
| Richmond Dispatch
10/30 |
NP, RD 10-30A-62 |
| Raleigh State Journal
10/29 |
NP, RSJ 10-29-62 |
| 10/31 |
Raleigh & Gaston |
Raleigh State Journal
11/3 |
NP, RSJ 11-3-62 |
| 11/2 |
Central (of Georgia) |
Annual Report |
A negro boy was run over and killed,
he was running away and riding on the Truck of Passenger Car,
from which he fell. |
| 11/4 |
East Tennessee &
Georgia |
Athens Post 11/7 |
NP, AP 11-7-62 |
| Raleigh Register 11/8 |
NP, RR 11-8A-62 |
| Greensboro Patriot
11/13 |
NP, GP 11-13-62 |
| 11/6 |
Virginia Central |
Richmond Dispatch
11/8 |
NP, RD 11-8-62 |
| 11/6 |
South Carolina |
Raleigh Register
11/12 |
NP, RR 11-12-62 |
| 11/10 |
East Tennessee &
Virginia |
Annual Report |
A track bar broke three miles West
of Bristol. One second-class car was very much injured, and
two passenger coaches slightly damaged. Two passengers, one
slightly, the other seriously injured; but is recovering. |
| 11/11 |
Greenville &
Columbia |
South Carolinian
11/12 |
NP, SC 11-12-62 |
| 11/21 |
Buffalo Bayou, Brazos
& Colorado |
Houston Telegraph
11/26 |
NP, HT 11-26-62 |
| 11/26 |
Wilmington &
Manchester |
Richmond Dispatch
11/28 |
NP, RD 11-28-62
|
| Wilmington Journal
11/28 |
NP, WJ
11-28A-62
|
| Richmond Dispatch
11/29 |
NP, RD 11-29-62
|
| 12/2 |
Virginia &
Tennessee |
Annual Report |
Two passenger cars ran off the track
between Mount Airy and Wytheville, in mail train, coming East,
and a colored brakeman by the name of James Finney, had his
leg broken, of which injury he died. |
| 12/6 |
Richmond &
Danville |
Richmond Dispatch
12/8 |
NP, RD 12-8-62 |
| 12/22 |
Richmond &
Danville |
Richmond Dispatch
12/23 |
NP, RD 12-23-62 |
| 12/22 |
Nashville &
Chattanooga |
Richmond Dispatch
12/25 |
NP, RD 12-25-62 |
| 12/? |
East Tennessee &
Georgia |
Richmond Dispatch
12/12 |
NP, RD 12-12A-62 |
| ?/? |
South Side |
Annual Report |
An accident happened to a soldier
train of Richmond & Danville cars, drawn by one of our
engines, shortly after it left the Junction. Three cars ran
off the track down an embankment, and about thirty soldiers
were more or less injured, of whom four died from the effects
of their wounds. Whether the accident was caused by a defect
in the track or the cars, I could not ascertain. It occurred
on a straight line and on an embankment, places where
accidents do not often happen from defects in the track, while
accidents, from cars getting out of order, are liable to occur
at any point of the road. |
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