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Loss of the Sultana99 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1805 minLoss of the Sultana98 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1802 minLoss of the Sultana97 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1805 minLoss of the Sultana96 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1803 minLoss of the Sultana95 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1804 minLoss of the Sultana94 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1807 minLoss of the Sultana93 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1807 minLoss of the Sultana92 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1805 minLoss of the Sultana91 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1804 minLoss of the Sultana90 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1801 minLoss of the Sultana89 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1805 minLoss of the Sultana88 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1800 minLoss of the Sultana87 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1800 minLoss of the Sultana86 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1808 minLoss of the Sultana85 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1805 minLoss of the Sultana84 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1804 minLoss of the Sultana83 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1810 minLoss of the Sultana82 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1807 minLoss of the Sultana81 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1804 minLoss of the Sultana80 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1803 minLoss of the Sultana79 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1802 minLoss of the Sultana78 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1803 minLoss of the Sultana77 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1804 minLoss of the Sultana76 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1810 minLoss of the Sultana75 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1806 minLoss of the Sultana74 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1804 minLoss of the Sultana73 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1804 minLoss of the Sultana72 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1802 minLoss of the Sultana71 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1802 minLoss of the Sultana70 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1803 minLoss of the Sultana69 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1804 minLoss of the Sultana68 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1803 minLoss of the Sultana67 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1807 minLoss of the Sultana66 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1802 minLoss of the Sultana65 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1809 minLoss of the Sultana64 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1801 minLoss of the Sultana63 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1801 minLoss of the Sultana62 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1804 minLoss of the Sultana61 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1812 minLoss of the Sultana60 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1803 minLoss of the Sultana59 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1801 minLoss of the Sultana58 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1801 minLoss of the Sultana57 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1801 minLoss of the Sultana56 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1803 minLoss of the Sultana55 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1802 minLoss of the Sultana54 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1807 minLoss of the Sultana53 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1807 minLoss of the Sultana52 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1802 minLoss of the Sultana51 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1801 minLoss of the Sultana50 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1807 minLoss of the Sultana49 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1802 minLoss of the Sultana48 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1806 minLoss of the Sultana47 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1807 minLoss of the Sultana46 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1806 minLoss of the Sultana45 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1804 minLoss of the Sultana44 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1806 minLoss of the Sultana43 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1806 minLoss of the Sultana42 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1810 minLoss of the Sultana41 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1802 minLoss of the Sultana40 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1801 minLoss of the Sultana39 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1801 minLoss of the Sultana38 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1812 minLoss of the Sultana37 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1819 minLoss of the Sultana36 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1826 minLoss of the Sultana35 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1802 minLoss of the Sultana34 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1806 minLoss of the Sultana33 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1802 minLoss of the Sultana32 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1805 minLoss of the Sultana31 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1801 minLoss of the Sultana30 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1805 minLoss of the Sultana29 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1805 minLoss of the Sultana28 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1805 minLoss of the Sultana27 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1802 minLoss of the Sultana26 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1802 minLoss of the Sultana25 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1815 minLoss of the Sultana24 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1801 minLoss of the Sultana23 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1803 minLoss of the Sultana22 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1802 minLoss of the Sultana21 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1814 minLoss of the Sultana20 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1807 minLoss of the Sultana19 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1815 minLoss of the Sultana18 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1801 minLoss of the Sultana17 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1810 minLoss of the Sultana16 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1824 minLoss of the Sultana15 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1801 minLoss of the Sultana140 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1801 minLoss of the Sultana14 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1801 minLoss of the Sultana139 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1801 minLoss of the Sultana138 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1802 minLoss of the Sultana137 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1806 minLoss of the Sultana136 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1807 minLoss of the Sultana135 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1804 minLoss of the Sultana134 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1801 minLoss of the Sultana133 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1802 minLoss of the Sultana132 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1804 minLoss of the Sultana131 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1803 minLoss of the Sultana130 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1809 minLoss of the Sultana13 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1809 minLoss of the Sultana129 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
2025-08-1803 minLoss of the Sultana128 - Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. BerryIn April 1865, as the nation was reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, a tragic maritime disaster struck. The steamship Sultana departed from New Orleans on April 21st, making its way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where it took on nearly 2,000 federal soldiers—recently freed from the brutal prison camps of Cahaba and Andersonville—eager to return home. By the time the Sultana reached Memphis on April 26th, it was dangerously overcapacity, carrying over 2,100 souls despite being built for only 376. In the early hours of April 27th, just hours after John Wilkes Booths assassination, the Sultana...
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