In memory of those who died on the ill-fated passenger steamer
Sultana
On April 27, 1865, just north of Memphis, the luxury steamer Sultana's massive boilers exploded. The disaster claimed over 1500 lives - a death toll exceeding that of the Titanic. The soldier was returning home and longed to see loved ones, the bride and the bridegroom talked of future plans, and the mother embraced her babe in sleep. We salute their memory, and for the agony and terror of that night, we bid them god's mercy.
Placed by
Dr. Robert Kaplan
Dr. Cristine Mroz
Jim and Barbara Taylor
Historians
Hugh E. Berryman PhD - Jerry Potter
May 1989
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