On September 3, 1861, bushwhackers burned a bridge over the river at St. Joseph, Missouri, derailing a Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad train killing between 17 and 20 and injuring 200 in one of the worst attacks on a passenger train in the Platte Bridge Railroad Tragedy during the American Civil War.
On September 3, 1861, bushwhackers set fire to a bridge over the river at St. Joseph, Missouri, causing a train derailment that resulted in between 17 and 20 fatalities and 200 injuries during the Platte Bridge Railroad Tragedy of the American Civil War.