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IN SR0042
Resolution
AI Summary
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On April 27, 1865, the steamboat Sultana suffered a boiler explosion and sank seven miles north of Memphis, Tennessee, while transporting approximately 2,300 Union prisoners of war from Vicksburg, Mississippi to the North.
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The prisoners aboard were recently released from Confederate prisons at Andersonville, Georgia, and Cahaba, Alabama, with 407 Indiana soldiers among those transported.
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Approximately 1,700 individuals died in the disaster, including 236 of the 407 Indiana soldiers aboard, making it the worst recorded maritime disaster in United States history with more deaths than the Titanic.
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The Indiana Senate commemorates the 150th anniversary of the sinking and honors the thousands of Civil War soldiers aboard the Sultana, particularly the 407 Indiana soldiers, for their service, sacrifice, and courage.
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The Secretary of the Senate is directed to transmit copies of the resolution to Jim Buffington and Gene Eric Salecker.
Legislative Description
A SENATE RESOLUTION commemorating the 150th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Sultana and honoring the thousands of Civil War soldiers, most of them returning from the Confederate prisoner of war camps, for their service, sacrifice, and courage