Watch: Remember the Sultana
Remember the Sultana
Documentary • History
65%


Unrated
4/27/20151h 36mDigital Release (US)
~ The Sultana was a river boat that exploded in 1865 killing many passengers, mostly Union Soldiers. ~
Overview:
Over 2000 Union soldiers, passengers and crew were crammed aboard the steamboat Sultana, licensed to carry 376. Graft, greed, overcrowding, a poorly maintained boat, and the Mississippi River was swollen with spring snowmelt conspired together to create a disaster. On April 27, 1865, the boat’s boilers exploded, causing the worst maritime disaster in US history.
Director:
Mark Marshall
Status:
Released
Language:
English
Buget:
$500,000.00
Revenue:
$0.00
Key words:
- civil war
- mississippi river
- steamboat
- riverboat
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