Accidents on Confederate Railroads -- 1861
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.
 
1861
Date Railroad(s) Source Report
1/1 Virginia Central Richmond Dispatch 1/3

NP, RD 1-3-61
1/2 North Carolina Greensborough Times 1/5

NP, GRNT 1-5-61
Western Democrat 1/8

NP, WD 1-8-61
Carolina Watchman 1/8

NP, CW 1-8A-61
Charleston Courier 1/7

NP, CC 1-7-61
Annual Report

AR, NC 6-1-61P
1/3 Mississippi Central Annual Report An Irishman, name unknown, threw himself on the track immediately in advance of the engine, as the train was crossing Forked Deer Bottom, near Jackson, and was instantly killed. The coroner's jury found a verdict of suicide, the evidence showing that he was suffering under an attack of mania a potu, and that he had a few moments before attempted to drown himself.
1/4 Mississippi & Tennessee Annual Report

Locomotive D. S. White exploded, killing the engineer, William Dougherty, and the fireman, Frederick B. Downes.
Memphis Argus

NP, MDA 1-5-61
Memphis Appeal

NP, MAP 1-6-61
Panola Star

NP, PS 1-10-61
Mississippi Central Annual Report A negro fireman had his leg broken and was otherwise injured by being caught under the tender of the locomotive Yallabusha, off the track at the "Rose Thistle" near Hickory Valley. 
Orange & Alexandria Alexandria Gazette 1/7

NP, AG 1-7-61
1/9 Memphis & Charleston Montgomery Confederation 1/25

NP, C 1-25-61
1/10 South Western Macon Telegraph 1/11

NP, MT 1-11-61
1/15 Memphis & Ohio Memphis Argus 1/16

NP, MDA 1-16-61
1/18 Memphis & Little Rock Memphis Argus 1/19

NP, MDA 1-19-61
1/19 Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Clarksville Jeffersonian 1/23 & 25

NP, CJ 1-23-61
NP, CJ 1-25-61
Alabama & Florida (of Alabama) Montgomery Confederation 1/20

NP, C 1-20-61
1/23 Nashville & Chattanooga Memphis Argus 1/25

NP, MDA 1-25-61
1/24 Houston & Texas Central Galveston Tri-Weekly News 2/5

NP, GTN 2-5A-61
1/26 Wilmington & Weldon Wilmington Journal 1/29

NP, WJ 1-29-61
1/30 Texas & New Orleans Galveston Tri-Weekly News 2/5

NP, GTN 2-5C-61
1/? North Carolina Annual Report A collision of engines occurred in January; causing the death of an engineer of great faithfulness and high character, and the wounding of several train hands.
2/1 Houston & Texas Central Houston Telegraph 2/5

NP, HT 2-5A-61
New Orleans Daily Crescent 2/15 NP, NODC 2-15A-61
Houston Telegraph 2/19

NP, HT 2-19-61
2/2 Pontchartrain New Orleans Daily Crescent 2/4

NP, NODC 2-4A-61
2/3 East Tennessee & Virginia Memphis Appeal 2/7

NP, MAP 2-7-61
Montgomery & West Point Savannah Morning News 2/7

NP, SMN 2-7-61
2/6 Texas & New Orleans Houston Telegraph 2/12

NP, HT 2-12D-61
2/9 Memphis & Charleston Nashville Union & American 2/11

NP, NUA 2-11A-61
2/10 Richmond & York River Richmond Dispatch 2/12

NP, RD 2-12-61
Alexandria Gazette 2/12

NP, AG 2-12B-61
2/11 Norfolk & Petersburg Richmond Dispatch 2/13

NP, RD 2-13-61
2/13 South Carolina Charleston Mercury 2/14

NP, CM 2-14-61
2/14 Macon & Western Macon Telegraph 2/21

NP, MT 2-21A-61

2/15 Central (of Georgia) Macon Telegraph 2/15

NP, MT 2-15B-61

2/18 Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Clarksville Jeffersonian 2/20

NP, CJ 2-20A-61

2/19 Central (of Georgia) Macon Telegraph 2/20

NP, MT 2-20-61

2/21 Central (of Georgia) Macon Telegraph 2/21

NP, MT 2-21B-61

2/23 Cheraw & Darlington Charleston Mercury 2/27

NP, CM 2-27-61

2/28 Mississippi & Tennessee Annual Report As the southbound freight train was leaving the Como station Mr. David Townsend, who kept the postoffice at that depot, leaped upon the back end of a loaded platform car, when, losing his balance, he fell upon the track, and 2 cars passed over his body, causing his death in a few minutes. 
3/1 New Orleans & Carrollton New Orleans Daily Crescent 3/4

NP, NODC 3-4-61
3/3 New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern New Orleans Daily Crescent 3/4

NP, NODC 3-4A-61
3/11 Montgomery & West Point Albany Patriot 3/21

NP, AP 3-21A-61
Macon Telegraph 3/16

NP, MT 3-16-61
3/12 Montgomery & West Point Southern Confederacy 3/14

NP, ASCY 3-14-61
South Western Albany Patriot 3/14

NP, AP 3-14A-61
3/13 Savannah, Albany & Gulf Annual Report Near Way's Station, on a perfectly straight portion of the Road, a collision occurred between the engine Ocopilco, of the wood train, and the engine Ochlockonee, of the passenger train; both engines were considerably damaged and several cars broken: fortunately no one was injured. Both parties were more or less to blame; particularly the wood train for running in passenger train schedule, and the passenger train for not having seen the wood train in time to stop, and avoid the accident. The woods in the vicinity of the accident were on fire, and the Road partially shrouded in smoke; not so much so, but that an approaching train could have been seen in time to have avoided the accident, had the necessary amount of care and vigilance required been observed.
Albany Patriot 3/21

NP, AP 3-21-61
3/15 Mississippi & Tennessee Annual Report Mr. Thomas McWilliams, Master of Bridge Repairs, in the employ of this Company, attempted to get upon the southward bound freight train at White's Station, while it was in motion, by jumping up between two platform cars, but losing his hold, he fell between them upon the rail and was run over and killed. 
Richmond Dispatch 3/20

NP, RD 3-20-61

3/16 Mexican Gulf New Orleans Daily Crescent 3/17

NP, NODC 3-17-62

3/17 Seaboard & Roanoke Richmond Dispatch 3/21

NP, RD 3-21-61

3/20 Houston Tap & Brazoria Houston Telegraph 3/21

NP, HT 3-21A-61

3/27 Virginia Central Richmond Dispatch 3/29

NP, RD 3-29-61

Georgia Southern Watchman 4/3
NP, SW 4-3-61
NP, SW 4-3B-61
Southern Confederacy 3/30

NP, ASCY 3-30-61

3/30 Virginia & Tennessee Richmond Dispatch 4/5

NP, RD 4-5A-61

Alexandria Gazette 4/5

NP, AG 4-5A-61

4/6 Mississippi Central New Orleans True Delta 4/14

NP, TD 4-14-61

4/8 Virginia & Tennessee Richmond Examiner 4/12

NP, REX 4-12-61
4/10 Virginia Central Richmond Dispatch 4/12

NP, RD 4-12-61

4/11 South Carolina Charleston Courier 4/12

NP, CC 4-12-61

4/15 South Side Richmond Dispatch 4/18

NP, RD 4-18-61

Southern (of Mississippi) Vicksburg Citizen 4/15

NP, VC 4-15-61

4/17 South Carolina Charleston Courier 4/18

NP, CC 4-18-61
Charleston Mercury 4/18

NP, CM 4-18-61
4/19 Wilmington & Weldon Greensboro Patriot 5/3

NP, GP 5-3-61

4/22 Augusta & Savannah Charleston Courier 4/25

NP, CC 4-25-61

Independent South 4/25

NP, IS 4-25A-61
4/29 Western & Atlantic Southern Confederacy 5/5

NP, ASCY 5-5-61

4/? Mississippi Central New Orleans True Delta 4/26

NP, TD 4-26-61

5/1 Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Clarksville Jeffersonian 5/8

NP, CJ 5-8-61

5/4 Richmond & Danville Richmond Dispatch 5/6

NP, RD 5-6-61

Savannah, Albany & Gulf Savannah Morning News 5/6

NP, SMN 5-6-61
Before 5/9 South Carolina Augusta Constitutionalist 5/10

NP, AC 5-10-61

Richmond Dispatch 5/13

NP, RD 5-13A-61

5/9 South Western Macon Telegraph 5/11

NP, MT 5-11-61

Southern Confederacy 5/15

NP, ASCY 5-15-61

Richmond Dispatch 5/16

NP, RD 5-16-61

Montgomery Confederation 5/24

NP, C 5-24A-61
5/15 Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Clarksville Jefferson 5/22

NP, CJ 5-22-61

5/17 Virginia & Tennessee Annual Report Bob, a brakeman owned by Mr. M. H. Crumb, fell from the freight train near Glade Spring, and broke one of his legs and died in a few days afterwards.
Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Clarksville Jeffersonian 5/22

NP, CJ 5-22B-61
5/21 Virginia & Tennessee Richmond Dispatch 5/23

NP, RD 5-23-61
Richmond Dispatch 5/27

NP, RD 5-27-61

Wilmington & Weldon Montgomery Confederation 5/31

NP, C 5-31-61
Wilmington Journal 5/23

NP, WJ 5-23-61
5/22 Mississippi & Tennessee Annual Report A passenger car attached to the freight train southward, ran off the track upon an embankment, one mile south of the Memphis depot, and fell over down the embankment, causing the death of Mrs. John Grider, and slightly injuring three other passengers. The car is supposed to have run off in consequence of the breaking of a wheel.
Memphis Appeal 5/23

NP, MAP 5-23-61
Richmond Dispatch 5/27

NP, RD 5-27A-61

5/23 Manassas Gap Alexandria Gazette 5/23

NP, AG 5-23A-61

5/24 Richmond & York River Wilmington Journal 5/28

NP, WJ 5-28-61

5/25 Petersburg Richmond Dispatch 5/25

NP, RD 5-25A-61
Orange & Alexandria and Virginia Central Annual Report At Orange Court House, the passenger train ran into a standing troop train on the main track, causing the death of one person and injury to two.
Richmond Dispatch 5/27

NP, RD 5-27B-61
Wilmington Journal 5/27

NP, WJ 5-27-61
Charleston Mercury 5/29

NP, CM 5-29-61
North Carolina Richmond Dispatch 5/30

NP, RD 5-30-61
5/26 North Carolina Richmond Dispatch 5/30

NP, RD 5-30-61
5/29 Atlanta& West Point Richmond Dispatch 6/4

NP, RD 6-4-61
Savannah Morning News 6/1

NP, SMN 6-1D-61
5/30 Georgia Savannah Morning News 6/1

NP, SMN 6-1D-61
6/? Alabama & Florida (of Alabama) or Alabama (of Florida) Richmond Dispatch 6/8

NP, RD 6-8B-61
6/3 East Tennessee & Virginia Athens Post 6/7

NP, AP 6-7-61
Richmond Dispatch 6/7

NP, RD 6-7-61
Richmond Dispatch 6/8

NP, RD 6-8A-61
6/5 Central (of Georgia) Annual Report Day Train injured an old negro man at 6th mile, so as to cause his death. The man was sitting on a cross tie, supposed to have been asleep.
Savannah Morning News 6/7

NP, SMN 6-7-61
6/10 Pensacola & Georgia New Orleans Daily Crescent 6/26

NP, NODC 6-26-61
6/13 East Tennessee & Georgia Richmond Dispatch 6/18

NP, RD 6-18B-61

NP, RD 6-18C-61
Nashville & Chattanooga Southern Confederacy 6/16

NP, ASCY 6-16A-61

6/17 Petersburg Richmond Dispatch 6/18

NP, RD 6-18A-61
Virginia Central Richmond Dispatch 6/18

NP, RD 6-18D-61

Before 6/19 Augusta & Savannah? Richmond Dispatch 6/19

NP, RD 6-19A-61

6/? Charlotte & South Carolina Richmond Dispatch 6/20

NP, RD 6-20-61
Richmond Examiner 6/21

NP, REX 6-21A-61
Charlotte & South Carolina Richmond Examiner 6/21

NP, REX 6-21A-61
6/? East Tennessee & Virginia New Orleans Daily Crescent 6/22

NP, NODC 6-22-61

6/20 Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford Charleston Mercury 6/27

NP, CM 6-27-61

6/21 Mobile & Ohio Mobile Register 6/25

NP, MR 6-25-61

6/25 South Carolina Charleston Mercury 6/25

NP, CM 6-25-61

6/29 North Carolina Carolina Watchman 7/1

NP, CW 7-1-61

Mobile & Ohio New Orleans Daily Crescent 7/3

NP, NODC 7-3-61

7/6 Mobile & Ohio Montgomery Confederation 7/12

NP, C 7-12-61
7/9 Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac and Virginia Central Richmond Dispatch 7/10

NP, RD 7-10-61
7/11 Macon & Western Macon Telegraph 7/12

NP, MT 7-12-61
7/14 Vicksburg, Shreveport & Texas Clarksville Standard 7/20

NP, STD 7-20-61
7/15 Virginia Central Annual Report Two trains conveying a regiment of North Carolina volunteers left Richmond at night. The first train left Hanover Junction 25 minutes in advance of the second. While the first train was taking on wood and water at Beaver Dan station, the second train ran into it, and wounded four soldiers, three of them slightly, the fourth so severely, that he was unable to go on with his regiment. The usual instructions to be careful in following a preceding train was given in writing to the conductor of the second train before it started from Richmond. At the time it was difficult to get enginemen acquainted with the road. The engineman on this train, although recently employed, had been over the road sufficiently often it was thought to know where the stations were, and it is difficult to account for this accident, except from his great carelessness. He was dismissed.
Richmond Dispatch 7/18

NP, RD 7-18-61

Official Letter 7/17

NA, QMR 7-17C-61
7/16 Mobile & Ohio Richmond Dispatch 7/19

NP, RD 7-19A-61

7/17 Virginia Central Richmond Dispatch 7/20

NP, RD 7-20A-61

Virginia & Tennessee Annual Report A freight car in down freight train ran over a break-block near the trestle work, west of Big Spring, and, with two others, was thrown from the track and a brakeman, named Abraham Pleasants, (a free negro) had one of his legs broken. He died shortly afterward.
7/18 Petersburg Richmond Dispatch 7/22

NP, RD 7-22-61

7/20 a RR near Weldon, N. C. Richmond Dispatch 7/23

NP, RD 7-23B-61

7/21 Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac 1st Texas Regiment Diary

MISC, RF&P 7-21-61

7/26 Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR voucher

VHS, RF&P 8-19-61
7/27 Virginia Central Richmond Dispatch 7/29

NP, RD 7-29-61
8/2 Pontchartrain New Orleans Daily Crescent 8/5

NP, NODC 8-5-61
Mississippi Central Memphis Daily Appeal 8/2

NP, MAP 8-2-61
8/8 Virginia & Tennessee Richmond Dispatch 8/12

NP, RD 8-12B-61
8/10 Central (of Georgia) Annual Report William Ferrell, aged 12 years, killed by jumping or falling from Train in the City of Macon.
Southern Federal Union 8/20 NP, SFU 8-20-61
Macon Telegraph 8/12 NP, MT 8-12-61
Macon Telegraph 8/15 NP, MT 8-15-61
South Western Southern Federal Union 8/20 NP, SFU 8-20-61
Macon Telegraph 8/12 NP, MT 8-12-61
8/11 Virginia Central Annual Report A violent rain fell at Hanover Junction. The culverts and small bridges in the vicinity did not afford sufficient passage for the water, and four serious breaches were made in the road. A train containing nearly 600 troops, drawn by two locomotives, left Richmond late in the evening. The train arrived safely at Hanover Court House after night. There had been no violent rain there, not enough to occasion any uneasiness in the minds of the conductors or enginemen. The night was dark and rainy when the train left that station, and although it was moving very slowly at the time, it ran into the first of the breaches, which was at a point where it would scarcely be expected. One of the soldiers was instantly killed, and another died the next day from his injuries. Several others were wounded, some of the severely. As soon as the breach nearest the Junction was reported, orders were dispatched to the station agent to send a man with a lap to warn the troop train of the danger; the existence of other breaches was not then known. The man returned, saying it was impossible to cross the breach; he was sent back with orders to remain there if he could not cross it. It was crossed shortly afterwards by two persons who were on the train at the time of the accident, and from whom I learned what had occurred. Physicians were immediately sent for, and as soon as possible a train was dispatched to bring the wounded to this city. With the exception above, all have recovered, and are now in active service. 
Richmond Dispatch 8/13

NP, RD 8-13-61
Richmond Dispatch 8/14

NP, RD 8-14-61
Raleigh Standard 8/21

NP, RSTD 8-21A-61

Dallas Herald 8/28

NP, DH 8-28-61

Blue Ridge Yorkville Enquirer 8/15

NP, YE 8-15-61
8/15 Virginia Central Annual Report Mr. Arnall, a fireman on the switching engine in Richmond, attempting to get on the engine while it was in motion, was caught under the wheels, and so badly injured, that he died in a short time.
Richmond Dispatch 8/16

NP, RD 8-16A-61
8/14 Muscogee Macon Telegraph 8/16

NP, MT 8-16-61
Richmond Dispatch 8/20

NP, RD 8-20B-61

Southern Federal Union 8/20

NP, SFU 8-20A-61

8/17 Virginia & Tennessee Fayetteville Observer 8/19

NP, FO 8-19-61

8/19 East Tennessee & Virginia Richmond Dispatch 8/23

NP, RD 8-23A-61
Memphis Appeal 8/22

NP, MAP 8-22-61
Virginia & Tennessee Savannah Morning News 8/26

NP, SMN 8-26-61
8/23 Seaboard & Roanoke Wilmington Journal 8/29

NP, WJ 8-29-61
8/26 Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado Annual Report to the State

TX, BBB&C 4-1-62
8/30 Charlotte & South Carolina Edgefield Advertiser 9/4

NP, EA 9-4-61
9/1 Virginia & Tennessee Annual Report A down troop train (Sowers, conductor; Price, engineer) left Bristol at 7:30 P. M., followed by another troop train, (W. A. Horton, conductor; J. O. Thurman, engineer)  which left Bristol at 8 P. M. When about half a mile from Abingdon five cars, in the leading train, broke loose and ran rapidly down the grade and were run into by the engine of the following train, and badly broken. One of the soldiers was killed and twelve were wounded -- one of which died from his wounds on the following day. From all the information that could be obtained it appears that the trains were at least two miles apart when the cars broke loose from the leading train, and as they stopped in the bridge at the foot of the grade, the engineer of the train following did not see them in time to stop his train.
Richmond Examiner 9/6

NP, REX 9-6-61
Richmond Dispatch 9/9

NP, RD 9-9A-61
Memphis Appeal 9/7

NP, MAP 9-7-61
9/4 Memphis & Charleston Annual Report A heavy freshet washed out a culvert one and a half miles east of Trinity, by which the express train going east, was thrown from the track. An iron rail passed through the end of one of the passenger cars, striking a passenger by the name of Sam'l L. Turnbull, on the head. He survived his injuries about twenty hours.
9/9 Mobile & Ohio Memphis Appeal 9/14

NP, MAP 9-14-61
9/11 Central (of Georgia) Richmond Dispatch 9/18

NP, RD 9-18B-61
Mobile & Girard Richmond Dispatch 9/19

NP, RD 9-16A-61 

9/13 Mobile & Ohio Clarksville Jeffersonian 9/20

NP, CJ 9-20-61

9/15 Mississippi Central Richmond Dispatch 9/18

NP, RD 9-18C-61

9/17 Louisville & Nashville Richmond Dispatch 9/24

NP, RD 9-24C-61

Central (of Georgia) Macon Telegraph 9/20

NP, MT 9-20-61

9/19 Winchester & Potomac Winchester Virginian 9/26

NP, WV 9-26-61

Winchester Republican 10/4

NP, WR 10-4-61

9/21 Central (of Georgia) Savannah Morning News 9/24

NP, SMN 9-24-61
9/25 Orange & Alexandria  Richmond Dispatch 9/28

NP, RD 9-28B-61

Before 9/27 Unknown Richmond Dispatch 9/27

NP, RD 9-27-61

9/27 Northeastern Wilmington Journal 10/1

NP, WJ 10-1A-61

10/1 Virginia Central Richmond Dispatch 10/3

NP, RD 10-3-61

10/4 Wilmington & Manchester Richmond Dispatch 10/7

NP, RD 10-7-61

10/6 Mississippi Central Wilmington Journal 10/10

NP, WJ 10-10-61

10/8 Virginia & Tennessee Richmond Dispatch 10/11
NP, RD 10-11-61
NP, RD 10-11A-61
10/11 Mobile & Ohio Richmond Dispatch 10/21

NP, RD 10-21-61

10/13 Savannah, Albany & Gulf Macon Telegraph 10/15

NP, MT 10-15-61

10/15 Memphis & Charleston Annual Report The locomotive Cherokee blew up, about one half mile west of La Grange. The explosion is supposed to have been caused by the heated condition of the engine and the sudden supply of cold water in the boiler. The runner and firemen were slightly injured. No one else hurt.
10/17 Wilmington & Manchester Richmond Dispatch 10/22

NP, RD 10-22-61
10/19 Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Clarksville Jeffersonian 10/22

NP, CJ 10-22A-61
10/26 East Tennessee & Virginia? Richmond Dispatch 10/29

NP, RD 10-29-61
10/27 Mobile & Ohio Richmond Dispatch 11/5

NP, RD 11-5-61
10/29 Virginia Central Richmond Dispatch 10/30

NP, RD 10-30-61
Between 5/25 and 10/31 Orange & Alexandria Annual Report Between Gordonsville and Madison, an accident caused by the breaking of a coupling on a descending grade, and a collision between the two parts of the train, causing the death of two persons.
Between 5/25 and 10/31 Orange & Alexandria Annual Report An accident near Rappahannock Station to an empty freight train, caused either by the breaking of a chord of a small bridge, or by some derangement of cars upon the bridge, resulting in the breaking of three freight cars, but no injury to any one.
11/2 Virginia Central Richmond Dispatch 11/4

NP, RD 11-4A-61
Staunton Spectator 11/5

NP, SS 11-5-61
11/6 Richmond & Petersburg Annual Report A slave belonging to Mr. Henry Winfree, employed as a brakeman, was knocked off a train by a bridge and killed.
11/7 Atlantic, Tennessee & Ohio Raleigh Register 11/13

NP, RR 11-13-61
11/9 Wilmington & Manchester Wilmington Journal 11/11

NP, WJ 11-11C-61
Orange & Alexandria Richmond Dispatch 11/12

NP, RD 11-12A-61

11/12 Virginia & Tennessee Richmond Dispatch 11/15

NP, RD 11-15-61

Carolina Watchman 11/18

NP, CW 11-18A-61

Macon Telegraph 11/21

NP, MT 11-21A-61

11/14 Louisville & Nashville Richmond Dispatch 11/21

NP, RD 11-21-61
Western Tennessee Whig 11/22

NP, WTW 11-22-61
Atlantic, Tennessee & Ohio Carolina Watchman 11/18

NP, CW 11-18-61
11/16 North Carolina Carolina Watchman 11/18

NP, CW 11-18-61
11/17 Brunswick & Florida Richmond Dispatch 11/23

NP, RD 11-23A-61
Macon Telegraph 11/21

NP, MT 11-21-61
11/19 Virginia Central Richmond Dispatch 11/20

NP, RD 11-20A-61
11/23 Wilmington & Weldon Richmond Dispatch 11/27

NP, RD 11-27B-61
11/?? Louisville & Nashville Confederate Veteran 1906

MISC, RR xx-xx-1906
11/25 New Orleans & Carrollton Richmond Dispatch 12/2

NP, RD 12-2-61
New Orleans Daily Crescent 11/26

NP, NODC 11-26-61
11/27 Mobile & Great Northern Memphis Appeal 12/1

NP, MAP 12-1-61
11/28 New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern New Orleans Daily Crescent 11/29

NP, NODC 11-29-61
12/2 Unknown Richmond Dispatch 12/9

 NP, RD 12-9B-61
Memphis & Charleston Richmond Dispatch 12/9

NP, RD 12-9C-61

12/3? South Western Savannah Morning News 12/4

NP, SMN 12-4-61
12/3 Central (of Georgia) Macon Telegraph 12/4

NP, MT 12-4-61

Macon Telegraph 12/5

NP, MT 12-5-61

12/4 Petersburg Richmond Dispatch 12/6

NP, RD 12-6A-61
Florida Richmond Dispatch 12/18

NP, RD 12-18-61

South Side Richmond Dispatch 12/5

NP, RD 12-5-61

Southern (of Mississippi) New Orleans True Delta 12/11

NP, TD 12-11-61

12/6 Virginia Central Richmond Dispatch 12/7

NP, RD 12-7A-61

Staunton Spectator 12/10

NP, SS 12-10-61
12/7 North Carolina Raleigh Standard 12/18

NP, RSTD 12-18-61

12/13 Louisville & Nashville Letter 12/15

NA, L&N 12-15-61
Memphis & Charleston Richmond Dispatch 12/16

NP, RD 12-16-61
12/16 Southern (of Mississippi) New Orleans True Delta 12/21

NP, TD 12-21A-61

12/19 Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Clarksville Jeffersonian 12/20

NP, CJ 12-20-61

Galveston, Houston & Henderson Houston Telegraph 12/25

NP, HT 12-25-61

12/22 Charleston & Savannah Savannah Morning News 12/24

NP, SMN 12-24-61
Richmond Dispatch 12/27

NP, RD 12-27-61

12/26 South Carolina Richmond Dispatch 12/31

NP, RD 12-31A-61

12/27 Savannah, Albany & Gulf Savannah Morning News 12/28

NP, SMN 12-24-61
12/28 Orange & Alexandria Richmond Dispatch 1/2

NP, RD 1-2-62

12/30 South Side Richmond Dispatch 12/31

NP, RD 12-31-61
12/31 Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Clarksville Jeffersonian 1/3

NP, CJ 1-3-62

?/? Petersburg Annual Report Mr. Wren of the Georgia troops, fell from the train at night and was killed.
?/? Petersburg Annual Report A soldier while attempting to pass from one car to another, struck and fractured his leg against the side of a bridge, but has since entirely recovered.
?/? Seaboard & Roanoke Annual Report One loss of life occurred on the road during the past year. A Confederate soldier was asleep upon the track at night and was run over and killed instantly.
?/? South Side Annual Report One of the section hands was killed when he fell off a material train while in motion.
?/? South Western Annual Report An accident was produced to one of our passenger trains by the removal of a rail from the outside of a curve, between the 62d and 63d mile posts, by which the engine and three cars were precipitated own an embankment twenty feet high. No person, however, was seriously injured, which was certainly providential, as the baggage car, in which there where six persons, turned entirely over, alighting on its trucks at the bottom of the embankment, and was considerably damaged. The damage to the engine and train was about $3,000.
?/? South Western Annual Report Two accidents have occurred to freight trains, doing damage to cars and machinery of over $3,000.
?/? Virginia Central Annual Report A soldier was killed in Staunton by being run over by a train. He had seated himself on the small platform, which is attached to some of the freight cars, after being warned by the conductor of the danger. A sudden movement of the train threw him on the track, and he was instantly killed.
?/? Wilmington & Manchester Annual Report A soldier, contrary to the admonitions and warnings of the Conductor, persisted in riding on top of the car and was killed in passing through a bridge.

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