Remember the Sultana
6.5 | 2018 | 1h 36m

Remember the Sultana

DocumentaryHistory

The Sultana was a river boat that exploded in 1865 killing many passengers, mostly Union Soldiers.

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 boat’s boilers exploded, causing the worst maritime disaster in US history.

Mark Marshall Director
Mike Marshall Director
Brendan Hedges Writer

Top Billed Cast

Sean Astin

Sean Astin

Narrator

Mackenzie Astin

Mackenzie Astin

Captain J. Walter Elliott / Private George Clarkson (voice)

Jim Beaver

Jim Beaver

Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)

Bob Bergen

Bob Bergen

Captain Louis Rosché / Pleasant Marion Keeble (voice)

Leah Ann Cevoli

Leah Ann Cevoli

Eliza Frances 'Fanny' Andrews (voice)

Jim Cummings

Jim Cummings

Sergeant Alexander C. Brown / Sergeant William Fies (voice)

Matthew Jayson Cwern

Matthew Jayson Cwern

Lieutenant John Clark Ely / Private William Wendt (voice) (as Matt Jayson)