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Sultana Disaster Online Museum & Archives

On April 27, 1865, the steamship Sultana exploded on the Mississippi River in what remains the greatest maritime disaster in American. Over 1600 passengers, mostly Union soldiers recently released from Confederate prison camps, were killed either in the explosion, from drowning, or fire.

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Searchable Sultana Passenger Database Now Online

Sultana documentarian Mike Marshall's son Bradley recently created a searchable database of Sultana passengers that can be found at the River Rock Entertainment site. The database, that Bradley made as his final, capstone project before graduating, is searchable by first and last name, as well as unit and fate (lived or died).

The data was supplied by Jack Lundquist, who has been researching, updating, and correcting the Sultana rolls for years.

Check out the database by clicking here.