Accidents on Confederate Railroads -- 1865

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.
 
1865
Date Railroad(s) Source Report
1/1
South Carolina Macon Telegraph 1/7

NP, MT 1-7-65

1/2 Montgomery & West Point Columbus Times 1/3

NP, CT 1-3-65

Augusta Constitutionalist 1/7

NP, AC 1-7B-65

1/6 Alabama & Tennessee River Letter

UA, SIW 1-7-65

1/26 Georgia Raleigh Confederate 2/1

NP, RCF 2-1-65

North Carolina Carolina Observer 2/6

NP, CO 2-6A-65

1/27 Piedmont Richmond Dispatch 2/2

NP, RD 2-2A-65

1/28 Alabama & Mississippi Rivers Official Records

OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 1, Page 1080

1/29 Alabama & Mississippi Rivers Official Records

OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 1, Page 1080

1/31 Montgomery & West Point Columbus Times 2/1

NP, CT 2-1-65

Columbus Times 2/2

NP, CT 2-2-65

2/2 South Carolina Charleston Mercury 2/3

NP, CM 2-3-65

2/4 South Carolina Augusta Constitutionalist 2/7

NP, AC 2-7-65

Central (of Georgia) Augusta Constitutionalist 2/10

NP, AC 2-10A-65

2/6 Piedmont Lynchburg Virginian 2/8

NP, LV 2-8-65

Virginia Central Richmond Sentinel 2/10

NP, RS 2-10-65

2/15 Virginia & Tennessee Official Records

OR Series 1, Vol. 49, Part 1, Page 983

Central (of Georgia) Columbus Times 2/16

NP, CT 2-16A-65

Approx. 2/15 unknown Richmond Whig 3/7

NP, RW 3-7A-65

2/20 Charlotte & South Carolina Letter

B22, RR 9-15-66

2/21 Central (of Georgia) Augusta Constitutionalist 2/24

NP, AC 2-24-65

Muscogee Columbus Times 2/22

NP, CT 2-22-65

2/22 Galveston, Houston & Henderson Houston Telegraph 2/24

NP, HT 2-24-65

Galveston Daily News 2/24

NP, GDN 2-24A-65

3/3 Piedmont Richmond Whig 3/7

NP, RW 3-7-65

3/7 Virginia & Tennessee Annual Report John O'Brien, while the passenger train was being made up in the Lynchburg yard, attempted to get upon it as it passed him; he was run over and his leg was badly crushed.
Lynchburg Virginian 3/8

NP, LV 3-8-65

Charlotte & South Carolina Raleigh Standard 3/15

NP, RSTD 3-15-65

3/9 Unknown Richmond Dispatch 3/10

NP, RD 3-10-65

3/10 Georgia Augusta Constitutionalist 3/12

NP, AC 3-12-65

3/18 Central (of Georgia) Augusta Constitutionalist 3/24

NP, AC 3-24-65

Alabama & Tennessee Macon Telegraph 3/24

NP, MT 3-24-65

3/22 Georgia Augusta Constitutionalist 3/23

NP, AC 3-23-65

3/26 Georgia Augusta Constitutionalist 3/28

NP, AC 3-28-65

3/27 Richmond & Danville Personal Letter

NA, R&D 3-31-65

3/? Richmond & Danville Personal Letter

NA, RR 3-30-65

3/29 Virginia & Tennessee Annual Report
Material train, J. W. Gills, conductor, Peyton Burkett, engineman, engine Reindeer, while returning from Evergreen, on the South Side Railroad, with a train of lumber, broke through a bridge near Concord; J. W. Gills, conductor, had thigh broken and knee cut -- recovered. Peyton Burkett, engineman, injured internally -- died. J. W. Holleran, carpenter, injured -- recovered. Thos. Majors, train hand, injured slightly -- recovered. Henry Gills, train Hand, injured internally -- died. The engine was badly injured, and two box freight and four platform cars demolished.
3/31 Muscogee Macon Telegraph 4/1

NP, MT 4-1-65

Macon Telegraph 4/3

NP, MT 4-3-65

Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel 4/12

NP, ACS 4-12A-65

4/2 Alabama & Tennessee Rivers Army telegram

NA, DAMEL 4-2-65

4/3 Richmond & Danville Raleigh Confederate 4/6

NP, RCF 4-6-65

Danville Register 4/x

NP, DR 4-xx-1965

5/2 South Western Macon Telegraph 5/4

NP, MT 5-4-65

5/3 South Western Macon Telegraph 5/4

NP, MT 5-4-65

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