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.
Release Date | April 27, 2015 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Remember the Sultana | |
Runtime | 1h 36min | |
Budget | $500,000 | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | English | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Countries | — | |
Production Companies | River Rock Entertainment LLCPurple Ace Productions |