Remember the Sultana
The Sultana was a river boat that exploded in 1865 killing many passengers, mostly Union Soldiers.Apr. 27, 201596 Min.
Synopsis
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.
Original title Remember the Sultana
IMDb Rating 7.3
TMDb Rating 7 1 votes
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Captain J. Walter Elliott / Private George Clarkson (voice)
Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)
Captain Louis Rosché / Pleasant Marion Keeble (voice)
Eliza Frances 'Fanny' Andrews (voice)
Sergeant Alexander C. Brown / Sergeant William Fies (voice)
Lieutenant John Clark Ely / Private William Wendt (voice) (as Matt Jayson)
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