1 Reply Latest reply on Jul 23, 2019 11:21 AM by Rebecca Collier

Seeking information about a train wreck & 14th US infantry

brucehildebrand Jul 11, 2019 1:31 PM

Seeking information about a train wreck involving members of the 14th US infantry that occurred in Wellsville, Missouri on November 10, 1871. I am trying to identify the individuals buried in a grave of unknown soldiers in Wellsville, Missouri. The grave dates to from 1861 to 1875. It has always been believed that the soldiers were killed in a train wreck. They were being transported West to fight in the Indian wars. Any help would be appreciated.

Re: Seeking information about a train wreck & 14th US infantry

Rebecca Collier Jul 23, 2019 11:21 AM (in response to brucehildebrand)

Dear Mr. Hildebrand,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

We searched the National Archives Catalog and located 5 series of the 14th Infantry Regiment during the 1870s in the Records of U.S. Regular Army Mobile Units (Record Group 391). One series in particular, Rolls, Returns, and Other Records, 1861-1910 contains muster rolls, monthly returns, a regimental history, and histories of the 14th. For access to and/or copies of these records, please contact the National Archives at Washington, DC - Textual Reference (RDT1) via email at archives1reference@nara.gov.

We hope this information is helpful. Best of luck with your research!

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