Remember the Sultana

7.3

/10

1h 36mDocumentary History

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.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 c... Read more

Starring Sean Astin, Mackenzie Astin, Jim Beaver, Bob Bergen, Leah Ann Cevoli, Jim Cummings, Matthew Jayson Cwern

Watch "Remember the Sultana" on Apple TV+ (itunes) released in 2018. It's a documentary and history movie, and has a rating of 7.3 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie, and is currently only available for purchase or rent.