Remember the Sultana
# The Sultana was a river boat that exploded in 1865 killing many passengers, mostly Union Soldiers.
π 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 boatβs boilers exploded, causing the worst maritime disaster in US history.
π΅ Budget: USD
500,000
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
2015-04-27
β Running Time:
96 mins
β Vote Average:
6.5
Beloved Cast
Narrator
Sean Astin
Captain J. Walter Elliott / Private George Clarkson (voice)
Mackenzie Astin
Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)
Jim Beaver
Captain Louis RoschΓ© / Pleasant Marion Keeble (voice)
Bob Bergen
Eliza Frances 'Fanny' Andrews (voice)
Leah Ann Cevoli
Sergeant Alexander C. Brown / Sergeant William Fies (voice)
Jim Cummings
Lieutenant John Clark Ely / Private William Wendt (voice) (as Matt Jayson)
Matthew Jayson Cwern