Remember the Sultana
The Sultana was a river boat that exploded in 1865 killing many passengers, mostly Union Soldiers.
2015-04-27 | 96 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Sean AstinNarrator
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Mackenzie AstinCaptain J. Walter Elliott / Private George Clarkson (voice)
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Jim BeaverJoseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)
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Bob BergenCaptain Louis Rosché / Pleasant Marion Keeble (voice)
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Leah Ann CevoliEliza Frances 'Fanny' Andrews (voice)
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Jim CummingsSergeant Alexander C. Brown / Sergeant William Fies (voice)
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Matthew Jayson CwernLieutenant John Clark Ely / Private William Wendt (voice) (as Matt Jayson)
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