Ill-fated "Sultana," Helena, Arkansas, April 27, 1865

Ill-fated "Sultana," Helena, Arkansas, April 27, 1865

Here we present an historic image of Ill-fated "Sultana," Helena, Arkansas, April 27, 1865. It was taken in 1865.

The image shows Photograph shows the overloaded steamboat Sultana on the Mississippi River the day before her boilers exploded and she sank. The passengers included ca. 1,880 Union soldiers heading home at the end of the Civil War; more than 1,100 of these men died in the disaster.

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Image ID# 42237679
Ref: loc/Civil War Collection

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This Photograph Comes from the Collection:

• Civil War

And is Part of the Following Theme Groups:

• Ships