Remember the Sultana (2015)
The Sultana was a river boat that exploded in 1865 killing many passengers, mostly Union Soldiers.
Run Time: 1h36m | Release: 27 Apr 2015
Genres: Documentary |
Budget: $500,000.00
6.5 / 102 Vote Count
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.
Cast Of - Remember the Sultana
Crew Members
Narrator
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)