| 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. |
| |
| 1863 |
| Date |
Railroad(s) |
Source |
Report |
| 1/1 |
South Carolina |
Savannah Morning News
1/5 |
NP, SMN
1-5-63 |
| 1/2 |
Nashville &
Chattanooga |
Wilmington Journal
1/5 |
NP, WJ 1-5-63
|
| Rome Currier 1/9 |
NP, RC
1-9-63 |
| Memphis Appeal 1/12 |
NP, MAP
1-12-63 |
| 1/3 |
? |
Savannah Morning News
1/6 |
NP, SMN
1-6-63 |
| 1/7 |
Raleigh & Gaston |
Raleigh State Journal
1/8 |
NP, RSJ 1-8-63
|
| Brunswick &
Albany |
Southern Confederacy
1/10 |
NP, ASCY 1-10B-63
|
| 1/12? |
Georgia |
Savannah Morning News 1/12 |
NP, SMN
1-12-63 |
| 1/13 |
Richmond, Fredericksburg &
Potomac |
Richmond Dispatch 1/15 |
NP, RD 1-15-63
|
| 1/17 |
Central (of Georgia) |
Annual Report |
Night Passenger Train was thrown
from track on 127th mile (the coldest night of past winter) by
wheel breaking under Baggage Car, very seriously injuring the
cars, destroying Passengers' baggage, to amount of $2,408,
which we paid, slightly injuring several Passengers, and
instantly killing Patrick Dodd, Baggage Master, and James
Creed, Express Messenger. |
| Savannah Morning News
1/19 |
NP, SMN
1-19-63 |
| Macon Telegraph 1/23 |
NP, MT 1-23A-63 |
| Rome Courier 1/23 |
NP, RC
1-23-63 |
| Memphis Appeal 1/27 |
NP, MAP 1-27-63 |
| Raleigh & Gaston |
Raleigh Standard 1/20 |
NP, RSTD 1-20A-63 |
| North Carolina |
Charlotte Western
Democrat 1/20 |
NP, WD 1-20A-63 |
| Lynchburg Virginian
1/24 |
NP, LV 1-24-63 |
| 1/18 |
North Carolina |
Raleigh Standard 1/10 |
NP, RSTD 1-20-63 |
| 1/23 |
North Carolina |
Lynchburg Virginian
1/24 |
NP, LV 1-24-63 |
| 2/2 |
Wilmington &
Manchester |
Wilmington Journal
2/4 |
NP, WJ
2-4-63 |
| Southern Confederacy
2/8 |
NP, ASCY 2-8A-63 |
| Columbus Enquirer
2/10 |
NP, CE
2-10-63 |
| 2/3 |
Government Connector |
Richmond Dispatch 2/5 |
NP, RD 2-5-63 |
| "lately
occurred" before 2/7 |
Nashville &
Chattanooga |
Augusta
Constitutionalist 2/7 |
NP, AC 2-7-63 |
| 2/9 |
Southern (of
Mississippi) |
Memphis Appeal 2/10 |
NP, MAP 2-10-63 |
| 2/15 |
East Tennessee &
Virginia |
Official letter to
QMG 2/15 |
NA, QMR
2-15A-63 |
| 2/16 |
Southern (of
Mississippi) |
Vicksburg Whig 2/18 |
NP, VW 2-18-63 |
| Memphis Appeal 2/18 |
NP, MAP 2-18-63 |
| 2/17 |
Virginia Central |
Richmond Dispatch
2/19 |
NP, RD 2-19A-63 |
| 2/19 |
Southern
(of
Mississippi) |
NA |
NA,
SM 2-19-63 |
| Richmond Dispatch
2/21 |
NP, RD 2-21-63 |
| Athens Post 3/6 |
NP, AP 3-6-63 |
| Houston Telegraph 3/6 |
NP, HT 3-6-63 |
| Southern Crisis 2/26 |
NP, SoC 2-26-63 |
| Chattanooga Daily
Rebel 3/8 |
NP, CDR 3-8-63 |
| Memphis Appeal 2/20 |
NP, MAP 2-20-63 |
| Memphis Appeal 2/23 |
NP, MAP
2-23-63 |
| Memphis Appeal 3/4 |
NP, MAP 3-4A-63 |
| Richmond Examiner
3/13 |
NP, REX
3-13-63 |
| Staunton Spectator
3/17 |
NP, SS 3-17-63 |
| 2/20 |
Montgomery & West
Point |
Columbus Enquirer
2/24 |
NP, CE
2-24-63 |
| 2/23 |
Virginia Central |
Richmond
Dispatch 2/24 |
NP, RD 2-24-63 |
| abt 3/1 |
Southern (of
Mississippi) |
Memphis Appeal 3/4 |
NP, MAP 3-4C-63 |
| 3/8 |
Southern (of
Mississippi) |
Vicksburg Whig 3/11 |
NP, VW 3-11-63 |
| Memphis Appeal 3/9 |
NP, MAP
3-9-63 |
| 3/10 |
Georgia |
Savannah Moring News
3/12 |
NP, SMN
3-12-63 |
| 3/14 |
Richmond &
Danville |
Diary |
MISC, R&D 3-14-63 |
| 3/15 |
Montgomery & West
Point |
Letter |
OR Series 1, Vol. 23, Part 2, Page 706 |
| Wilmington &
Manchester |
Savannah Republican
3/17 |
NP, SR
3-17A-63 |
| 3/20 |
Virginia &
Tennessee |
Annual Report |
A colored brakeman, by the name of
Emanuel, the property of E. B. Wallace, fell from the top of a
freight train between Wytheville and Mount Airy, and had his
foot mashed, -- he died of the injury. |
| 3/24 |
New Orleans, Jackson
& Great Northern (prob) |
Army message 3/24 |
NA, DMEL
3-24F-63 |
| 3/26 |
Western &
Atlantic |
Southern Confederacy
4/11 |
NP, ASCY 4-11A-63 |
| 3/? |
Nashville &
Chattanooga RR |
Charlotte Bulletin
4/1 |
NP, DB
4-1C-63 |
| 3/? |
Nashville &
Chattanooga RR |
Charlotte Bulletin
4/1 |
NP, DB
4-1C-63 |
| 4/1 |
Virginia Central |
Richmond Sentinel 4/3 |
NP, RS 4-3A-63
|
| 4/2 |
Western &
Atlantic |
Richmond Dispatch 4/3 |
NP, RD 4-3-63
|
| 4/3 |
Central (of Georgia) |
Savannah Morning News
4/4 |
NP, SMN
4-4-63 |
| 4/4 |
Nashville &
Chattanooga |
Vicksburg Whig 4/6 |
NP, VW 4-6-63
|
| 4/8 |
Central (of Georgia) |
Savannah Republican
4/9 |
NP, SR
4-9-63 |
| 4/10 |
Virginia &
Tennessee |
Annual
Report |
Troop train,
Oglesby conductor, ran off the track, one mile west of
Goode"s Crossing, the following named exchanged prisoners
were injured, they were all on top of the cars, and there is
every reason to believe none of them would have been injured
if they had been inside of the cars: J. Woelper, co. C, 13th
La., injury of the hip; W. Lorremore, co. G, 10th S. C.
contused wound of the leg; F. W. Roberts, 55th Tenn. cavalry,
contused wound of the leg; C. Easters, co. I 3d Confederate
Regiment, wound of arm; T. B. Barlow, co. F, 4th Ky., contused
wound of ribs; S. Maberry, co. C. 4th Ky, contused wound of
ribs; J. A. Williams, co. A, 41st Ala., fractured arm; W.
Gilliam, co. K, 31st Tenn., fractured rib; J. Forsyth, co. C,
9th Tenn., contused wound of head; H. P. Gary, co. A, 41st
Ala., fractured wound of rib; J. C. Bruee, co. B, 1st Tenn.,
fractured skull and thigh, died a short time after being
admitted in hospital. |
| Richmond
Dispatch 4/11 |
NP, RD 4-11-63 |
| 4/11 |
Richmond
& Petersburg |
Richmond
Sentinel 4/13 |
NP, RS 4-13-63 |
| 4/13 |
Virginia
& Tennessee |
Annual
Report |
Troop train,
Cline, engineer, Haymaker, conductor, ran into the rear end of
troop train, Hoffman, conductor, while standing at Dublin, the
jar occasioned by the collision knocked a brakeman, by the
name of Fred. Watkins, the property of J. A. Watkins, from the
front train, his neck was dislocated by the fall, and instant
death ensured; the night was dark, and the man killed had been
left on the train to give notice to the following trains. |
| 4/14 |
Virginia
& Tennessee |
Annual
Report |
A negro
brakeman named Pompey, property of John M. Wallace, fell from
a freight train and broke his arm, he has nearly recovered for
the injury. |
| 4/18 |
East Tennessee &
Georgia |
Athens Post 4/24 |
NP, AP
4-24-63 |
| 4/22 |
South Carolina |
Savannah Morning News
4/24 |
NP, SMN
4-24-63 |
| 4/23? |
Georgia |
Southern
Confederacy 4/24 |
NP, ASCY 4-24-63
|
| 4/27 |
Georgia |
Southern Recorder 5/5 |
NP, SRDR 5-5-63 |
|
| 4/28 |
Richmond & Danville |
Richmond Sentinel 4/29 |
NP, RS 4-29-63
|
| Richmond Dispatch
4/29 |
NP,
RD 4-29-63
|
| 5/2 |
Wilmington &
Weldon |
Raleigh Register 5/6 |
NP, RR 5-6-63
|
| Western |
Fayetteville Observer
5/4 |
NP, FO 5-4-63
|
| South Carolina |
Southern Confederacy
5/4 |
NP, ASCY 5-4-63
|
| 5/3 |
Georgia |
Tuskegee South
West Baptist 5/7 |
NP,
TB 5-7-63
|
| 5/9 |
South Western |
Macon Telegraph 5/11 |
NP, MT 5-11-63
|
| Augusta &
Savannah |
Macon Telegraph 5/12 |
NP, MT 5-12-63
|
| 5/13 |
Richmond &
Petersburg |
Richmond Dispatch 5/14 |
NP, RD 5-14-63
|
| 5/15 |
Texas & New
Orleans |
Houston Telegraph
5/18 |
NP, HT 5-18-63
|
| 5/26 |
Savannah, Albany
& Gulf |
Raleigh Register 5/30 |
NP, RR 5-30-63
|
| Savannah Republican
5/30 |
NP, SR
5-30A-63 |
| Macon & Western |
Macon Telegraph 5/28 |
NP, MT 5-28-63
|
| 5/27 |
North Carolina |
Government letter |
|
| 5/30 |
South Carolina |
Savannah Morning News
6/2 |
NP, SMN
6-2-63 |
| Raleigh Register 6/3 |
NP, RR 6-3-63
|
| Savannah,
Albany & Gulf |
Savannah Morning News
6/1 |
NP, SMN
6-1C-63 |
| Savannah Republican
6/2 |
NP, SR
6-2A-63 |
| 6/1 |
Macon & Western |
Southern Confederacy
6/2 |
NP, ASCY 6-2-63
|
| Mobile & Great
Northern |
NP, ASCY 6-2A-63
|
| Southern Confederacy
6/4 |
NP, ASCY 6-4-63
|
| 6/6 |
Virginia &
Tennessee |
Annual Report |
A negro belonging to J. Caldwell,
employed on the Material train, fell between the cars and was
killed. |
| South Side |
Richmond Dispatch 6/8 |
NP, RD 6-8-63 |
| 6/7 |
South Carolina |
Southern Recorder 6/9 |
NP, SRDR 6-9-63 |
| 6/24 |
North Carolina |
Carolina Watchman
6/29 |
NP, CW 6-29-63 |
| 6/28 |
Richmond &
Petersburg |
Richmond Dispatch
6/30 |
NP, RD 6-30-63 |
| Richmond Sentinel 7/1 |
NP, RS 7-1A-63 |
| Savannah Republican
7/12 |
NP, SR
7-12-63 |
| 7/5 |
Augusta &
Savannah |
Augusta
Constitutionalist 7/7 |
NP, AC 7-7-63 |
| 7/12 |
Richmond,
Fredericksburg & Potomac |
Richmond Sentinel
7/13 |
NP, RS 7-13-63 |
| 7/6 |
Richmond &
Petersburg |
Annual Report |
The boiler of the engine Jefferson
Davis exploded near Falling Creek, instantly killing the
engineer, Hugh Burns, and three others. |
| Augusta
Constitutionalist 7/11 |
NP, AC 7-11-63 |
| Richmond Dispatch 7/7 |
NP, RD 7-7-63 |
| Richmond Dispatch 7/8 |
NP, RD 7-8-63 |
| Richmond Sentinel 7/8 |
NP, RS 7-8-63 |
| Savannah Republican
7/12 |
NP, SR
7-12-63 |
| Abingdon Virginian
7/17 |
NP, AV 7-17-63 |
|
NP, AV 7-17A-63 |
| Abbeville Press 7/17 |
NP, ABP
7-17-63 |
| 7/7 |
Richmond & York
River |
Annual Report |
While the evening train for Meadow
station, with government supplies, was passing near three mile
post, a very heavy rain falling at the time, it was
discovered, when too late, that one of the bents of the bridge
near that point, had washed away. The engineer not seeing
anything wrong, ran on the bridge, precipitating engine,
tender and two freight cars a distance of ten feet.
Fortunately there was no one hurt. |
| 7/8 |
Charlotte & South
Carolina |
Sharp's Diary |
Diary of Thomas R. Sharp 1863 |
| 7/9 |
South Carolina |
Augusta
Constitutionalist 7/10 |
NP, AC 7-10-63
|
| 7/18 |
South Carolina |
Augusta
Constitutionalist 7/18 |
NP, AC 7-18-63
|
| Savannah Republican
7/19 |
NP, SR
7-19-63 |
| Richmond Sentinel
7/23 |
NP, RS 7-23-63
|
| 7/31 |
Richmond Military |
Richmond Sentinel 8/1 |
NP, RS 8-1-63
|
| Atlanta & West
Point |
Macon Telegraph 7/31 |
NP, MT 7-31-63
|
| 8/2 |
South
Carolina |
Macon Telegraph 8/4 |
NP, MAP 8-4-63
|
| Richmond Sentinel 8/8 |
NP, RS 8-8-63
|
| 8/7 or 8/8 |
Central (of Georgia) |
Annual Report |
Engine Beauregard, exploded one mile
from Savannah, killing the Engineer, Michael Leonard, Fireman
Michael Lacy, and injuring one negro. The explosion was
evidently caused by carelessness of the Engineer, in having no
water, or very little, in the Boiler. |
| Savannah Morning News 8/8 |
NP, SMN
8-8-63 |
| Macon Telegraph 8/10 |
NP, MT 8-10-63 |
| 8/8 |
Alabama & Florida (of Alabama) |
Savannah Republican 8/15 |
NP, SR
8-15-63 |
| 8/10 |
Alabama & Florida
(of Alabama) |
Private letter |
MISC, A&F 8-12-63 |
| 8/11 |
Georgia |
Memphis Appeal 8/13 |
NP, MAP 8-13-63 |
Charlotte & South
Carolina |
Sharp's Diary |
Diary of Thomas R. Sharp 1863 |
| 8/15 |
Macon & Western |
Macon Telegraph 8/17 |
NP, MT 8-17-63 |
| 8/17 |
North Carolina |
Western Democrat 8/25 |
NP, WD 8-25A-63 |
| 8/18 |
Charlotte & South
Carolina |
Sharp's Diary |
Diary of Thomas R. Sharp 1863 |
| 8/24 |
Charlotte & South
Carolina |
Sharp's Diary |
Diary of Thomas R. Sharp 1863 |
| 8/25 |
Virginia Central |
Richmond Dispatch
8/26 |
NP, RD 8-26-63 |
| Richmond Dispatch
8/27 |
NP, RD 8-27-63 |
| Raleigh Standard 8/28 |
NP, RSTD 8-28-63 |
| Private letter |
MISC, VC
10-8-63 |
| North Carolina |
Raleigh Standard 9/1 |
NP, RSTD 9-1-63 |
| 8/26 |
North Carolina |
Raleigh Standard 9/1 |
NP, RSTD 9-1-63 |
| Wilmington &
Weldon |
Wilmington Journal
8/28 |
NP,
WJ 8-28-63 |
| 8/27 |
Charlotte & South
Carolina |
Sharp's Diary |
Diary of Thomas R. Sharp 1863 |
| 9/2 |
Central (of Georgia) |
Annual Report |
Mail Train, about eleven o'clock at
night, near old No. 15, ran over a negro asleep on the track,
and injured him so that he died next day. |
| 9/4 |
Western &
Atlantic |
Charleston Mercury
9/7 |
NP, CM 9-7-63 |
| 9/8 |
Richmond &
Danville |
Richmond Dispatch
9/10 |
NP, RD 9-10-63 |
| 9/13 |
Western &
Atlantic |
Charleston Mercury
9/17 |
NP, CM 9-17-63 |
| Columbus Enquirer
9/17 |
NP, CE 9-17-63 |
| Richmond Dispatch
9/16 |
NP, RD 9-16-63
|
| Richmond Record 9/24 |
NP, R 9-23-63
|
| Atlanta Intelligencer
9/15 |
NP, AI 9-15-63
|
| Memphis Appeal 9/16 |
NP, MAP
9-16-63 |
| Savannah Morning News
9/19 |
NP, SMN
9-19-63 |
| 9/15 |
Western & Atlantic |
Savannah Morning News
9/19 |
NP, SMN
9-19-63 |
| 9/20 |
Texas & New Orleans |
Official Letter |
NA, DT 9-20-63 |
| 9/23 |
Central (of Georgia) |
Annual Report |
Switching Engine run over a lad
named McKenna standing on the track, in Savannah Depot,
causing his death. |
| 9/22 |
Western &
Atlantic |
Wilmington Journal
9/28 |
NP,
WJ 9-28-63 |
| 9/25? |
Western &
Atlantic |
Savannah
Morning News 9/26 |
NP,
SMN 9-26-63 |
|
NP,
SMN 9-26-63 |
| 9/26 |
Western & Atlantic |
Columbus Sun 9/28 |
NP,
CDS 9-29-63 |
| Georgia |
Savannah Republican
10/1 |
NP, SR
10-1-63 |
| 10/5 |
Greenville & Columbia |
Savannah Morning News 10/20 |
NP, SMN
10-20-63 |
| 10/8 |
Georgia |
Savannah Moring News 10/12 |
NP, SMN
10-12-63 |
| 10/17 |
Augusta &
Savannah |
Macon Telegraph 10/20 |
NP, MT 10-20-63 |
|
NP, MT 10-20A-63 |
| South Carolina |
Savannah Morning News 10/21 |
NP, SMN
10-21-63 |
| 10/26? |
Alabama & Florida (of Alabama) |
Savannah Republican 10/28 |
NP, SR
10-28-63 |
| 10/28 |
Central (of Georgia) |
Savannah Republican 10/29 |
NP, SR
10-29-63 |
| 10/? |
Virginia &
Tennessee |
Annual Report |
A soldier belonging to Gen'l Corse's
brigade, in attempting to get upon the train while in motion
at Glade Spring, fell under the wheels and was badly injured.
He was taken to the hospital at Emory College. |
| 10/? |
Texas & New Orleans |
Army letter |
NA, DT
11-1-63 |
| 11/1 |
South Carolina |
Charleston Courier
11/6 |
NP, CC 11-6-63 |
| 11/2 |
Central (of Georgia) |
Macon Telegraph 11/4 |
NP, MT 11-4-63 |
| 11/5 |
Central (of Georgia) |
Annual Report |
A soldier was run over and his leg
cut off, by jumping from the Train at Station 13, when in
motion. |
| 11/9 |
Virginia Central |
Richmond Sentinel
11/20 |
NP, RS 11-10-63 |
| 11/10 |
South Carolina |
Wilmington Journal
11/18 |
NP,
WJ 11-18B-63 |
| 11/13 |
Central (of Georgia) |
Annual Report |
A soldier was run over and killed
whilst standing on the track in Passengers' shed, Macon; Train
was backing. |
| 11/15 |
South Carolina |
Charleston Courier
11/17 |
NP, CC 11-17-63 |
| 11/18 |
Wilmington &
Weldon |
Wilmington Journal
11/18 |
NP,
WJ 11-18A-63 |
| 11/23 |
Montgomery & West
Point |
Memphis Appeal 11/25 |
NP,
MAP 11-25-63 |
| 12/1 |
Muscogee |
Montgomery Advertiser
12/8 |
NP, MAV 12-8-63 |
| 12/7 |
Wilmington &
Manchester |
Charleston Courier
12/10 |
NP, CC 12-10A-63 |
| Augusta &
Savannah |
Greenville Patriot
12/10 |
NP, GP 12-10-63 |
| 12/10 |
Macon & Western |
Memphis Appeal 12/14 |
NP, MAP 12-14-63 |
| 12/19 |
North Carolina |
Greensboro Patriot
12/24 |
NP, GP 12-24A-63 |
| 12/28 |
South Western |
Macon Telegraph 12/30 |
NP, MT 12-30A-63 |
| ?/? |
Greenville &
Columbia |
Annual Report to the
State |
Five passengers injured, one Free
Negro, train hand, killed during the year. |
| ?/? |
King's Mountain |
Annual Report to the
State |
Six persons injured during the year. |
| ?/? |
Charleston &
Savannah |
Annual Report |
A freight train was thrown off the
track by a cow and the engine considerably damaged |
| ?/? |
Charleston &
Savannah |
Annual Report |
A Conductor in attempting to get
upon a train in motion was killed |
| ?/? |
Charleston &
Savannah |
Annual Report |
A negro employee, while coupling a
train together, was killed. |
| ?/? |
Petersburg |
Annual Report |
A bridge guard was run over and
killed by a train. |
| ?/? |
Petersburg |
Annual Report |
One of the negro hirelings in
passing from one car to another fell between them and was
killed. |
| ?/? |
South Carolina |
Report to the State |
20 persons killed and 3 injured in
the past year. |
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