Inscription
Near this spot on February 27, 1862 a southbound lumber train collided with a northbound troop train carrying men of Col. Edmond J. Goode's 7th Mississippi Infantry in route to join the Confederate army in Tennessee. The lumber train had failed to move onto a siding as the northbound train approached. In the fog of the early morning, while most men were sleeping, the terrible crashed occurred. The first two wooden passenger cars were torn apart with splinters of wood causing death to 22 men at the scene, mortally wounding another 6 men and seriously injuring 10 more. All of the dead and most serious injured were members of the Dahlgren Rifles of Pike Co., MS and the Quitman Rifles of Franklin and Amite Counties. A medical team from the C.S. Hospital in New Orleans and volunteers from nearby Ponchatoula provided assistance to the injured and dying. After the victims were removed and the tracks cleared, the regiment continued on its journey to Tennessee. They would earn the respect of friend and foe as part of Mississippi's "High Pressure Brigade".
Details
| HM Number | HM1UAZ |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century, Civil War |
| Historical Place | Other |
| Marker Type | Other |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Mounted |
| Placed By | Friends of Camp Moore |
| Marker Condition |  0 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Monday, September 12th, 2016 at 1:02pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 31N E 166021 N 0 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 30.42000000, -90.43585000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 30° 25.2', W 90° 26.151' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 30° 25' 12.0000" N, 90° 26' 9.0600" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 985, 225 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near US-51 BUS, Ponchatoula LA 70454, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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The Marker Is Missing
The Friends of Camp Moore had a marker placed on the site of the Historical Ponchatoula Train Wreck 1862 site. It was lost but located and installed at the site for a second time, only to be stolen and yet to be found again. The base of the marker remains.
I do have a photo of the beautiful marker. I am trying to find how to upload it to this site.
Feb 3, 2022 at 4:50am PST by captpbwilliams
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