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Remember the Sultana
The Sultana was a river boat that exploded in 1865 killing many passengers, mostly Union Soldiers.
Apr 27, 2015
1h 36m
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.
Title | Remember the Sultana |
Companies | River Rock Entertainment LLC, Purple Ace Productions |
Countries | |
Keywords | civil war, mississippi river, steamboat, riverboat |

Sean Astin
Narrator
Mackenzie Astin
Captain J. Walter Elliott / Private George Clarkson (voice)
Jim Beaver
Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)
Bob Bergen
Captain Louis Rosché / Pleasant Marion Keeble (voice)
Leah Ann Cevoli
Eliza Frances 'Fanny' Andrews (voice)
Jim Cummings
Sergeant Alexander C. Brown / Sergeant William Fies (voice)