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Gr 7 Up—A comprehensive recounting of the devastating but largely overlooked explosion of the Civil War—era steamboat, the Sultana. In April 1865 the Sultana set off along the Mississippi River, loaded with an excess of 2,000 passengers, including civilians and formerly imprisoned Union soldiers. In addition to the sinking, Walker details peripheral events and factors, such as the appalling conditions at Confederate prisoner camps, which the Union soldiers were desperate to esc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

On April 27, 1865, the steamboat Sultana--overcrowded with Union soldiers being transported home from POW camps--sank. The events were overshadowed by n...Log In or Sign Up to Read More