Remember the Sultana
6.5
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.
Language: en
Release Date:
Apr 27, 2015
Genres:
Documentary
History
Status: Released
Cast
Sean Astin
Mackenzie Astin
Jim Beaver
Bob Bergen
Leah Ann Cevoli
