Sultana Disaster, April 1865
Records: 18,914 · Complete: 100%
When the boiler exploded aboard the "Sultana" on April 27, 1865, more than 1,700 people lost their lives. Most of those aboard were recently released Union prisoners from the Confederate prisons in Cahaba, Alabama, and Andersonville, Georgia. They were bound for Camp Chase, Ohio, but the explosion occurred only a few hours into the journey. In addition to the faulty boiler, the vessel was also grossly overburdened with 2,200 passengers on a ship built to carry 376.
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"Records of the Sultana Disaster, April 27, 1865" database with images Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com//title/797/sultana-disaster-april-1865: accessed August 10, 2021)
- Publication Title
- Sultana Disaster, April 1865
- Total Records
- 18,914 · Complete: 100%
- Content Source
The National Archives
- Publication Number
- M1878
- Published on Fold3
- 05 Apr 2012
- Last Updated
- 10 May 2012
- Description
- NARA M1878. Records relating to the April 27, 1865, explosion of the steamer "Sultana," including lists of those aboard the ship.