Audiobook

Loss of the Sultana

April, 1865. The country was in turmoil. The U.S. Civil War had come to an end, thousands of Union prisoners of war had recently been released, and President Lincoln had just been assassinated. The steamship 'Sultana' left New Orleans on April 21st, traveled to Vicksburg, Mississippi where it took on 1,965 federal soldiers and 35 officers, all recently released prisoners of war, most of them held at the prison camps of Cahaba (or Cahawba, near Selma, Alabama) and Andersonville (in southwest Georgia), and now finally headed for their homes. The 'Sultana' arrived in Memphis, Tennessee on April 26th and headed north toward Cairo, Illinois carrying over 2,100 passengers, but designed for a capacity of only 376. At approximately 2:00 a.m. of the 27th, mere hours after the assassination of John Wilkes Booth, the 'Sultana' mysteriously exploded while steaming about 7 miles north of Memphis, killing over 1,500 on board (estimates vary). The sole reason this incident received such scant attention at the time, and ever since, is the fact that the country was understandably absorbed in the recent assassinations. Subsequent inquiry into the 'Sultana' disaster would uncover some startling revelations into its cause, some believe leading directly to the topmost levels of the U.S. Government. The loss of the 'Sultana' was the greatest maritime disaster in U.S. history, up until the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This book, composed by Chester Berry, one of the survivors, is unique in that it gives firsthand account from well over 100 of the survivors of the tragedy in their own words. Note - The online e-text (link provided) includes 3 lists for reference that are not included in this audio release: 1 - An official list of prisoners of war on the Sultana, including company served with 2 - Persons known to have been on board the Sultana, but not reported 3 - Name, Company, Regiment, and present (1892) residence of living survivors ( Roger Melin)

Year of Publication: 1892Genres: War & Military , Modern (19th C) , Biography & Autobiography

Running Time: 12 hours 26 minutes 53 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Introduction Roger Melin	9:12
2	The Burning of the Sultana Roger Melin	3:30
3	Official Correspondance Roger Melin	27:32
4	N. Wintringer - Chief Engineer Roger Melin	6:00
5	Henry J. Lyda Roger Melin	1:18
6	C.W. Abbaduska Roger Melin	1:19
7	Hosea C. Aldrich Roger Melin	6:07
8	Daniel Allen Roger Melin	3:00
9	Hiram Allison Roger Melin	3:11
10	George Anderson Roger Melin	2:50
11	P.S. Atchley Roger Melin	3:03
12	Murry S. Baker Roger Melin	2:50
13	Otto Bardon Roger Melin	9:01
14	Wm. Barnes Roger Melin	1:21
15	George Bement Roger Melin	1:15
16	Chester D. Berry Roger Melin	24:54
17	Wm. Boor Roger Melin	10:16
18	Wm. Bracken Roger Melin	1:35
19	James K. Brady Roger Melin	15:48
20	Joseph Bringman Roger Melin	7:09
21	A.C. Brown Roger Melin	14:36
22	Michael Brunner Roger Melin	2:50
23	Wm. Carver Roger Melin	3:11
24	Abraham Cassel Roger Melin	1:07
25	Simeon D. Chelf Roger Melin	15:22
26	William A. Christine Roger Melin	2:53
27	F.A. Clapsaddle Roger Melin	2:56
28	George A. Clarkson Roger Melin	5:17
29	George M. Clinger Roger Melin	5:00
30	J.S. Cook Roger Melin	5:46
31	Wm. Crisp Roger Melin	1:23
32	Ben C. Davis Roger Melin	5:30
33	John Davis Roger Melin	2:47
34	L.A. Deerman Roger Melin	6:52
35	J.W. Dunsmore Roger Melin	2:04
36	J. Walter Elliott Roger Melin	26:39
37	William Fies Roger Melin	19:09
38	Nathaniel Foglsong Roger Melin	12:35
39	Martin Frazee Roger Melin	1:20
40	W.S. Friesner Roger Melin	1:18
41	Henry Gambill Roger Melin	2:22
42	Daniel Garber Roger Melin	10:29
43	Stephen M. Gaston Roger Melin	6:43
44	W.N. Goodrich Roger Melin	6:47
45	N.W. Gregory Roger Melin	4:44
46	Samuel C. Haines Roger Melin	5:59
47	Ogilvie E. Hamblin Roger Melin	7:17
48	Robert N. Hamilton Roger Melin	6:20
49	Absalom N. Hatch Roger Melin	2:54
50	Jacob Helminger Roger Melin	7:15
51	William S. Hill Roger Melin	1:01
52	Wiley J. Hodges Roger Melin	2:26
53	P.L. Horn Roger Melin	7:26
54	Ira B. Horner Roger Melin	7:43
55	Jacob Horner Roger Melin	2:07
56	W.A. Huld Roger Melin	3:30
57	John H. James Roger Melin	1:21
58	C.J. Johnson Roger Melin	1:11
59	Lewis Johnson Roger Melin	1:22
60	Benjamin F. Johnston Roger Melin	3:51
61	A.A. Jones Roger Melin	12:15
62	Nicholas Karns Roger Melin	4:04
63	E.J. Kennedy Roger Melin	1:19
64	Rinaldon Kimmell Roger Melin	1:55
65	Albert W. King Roger Melin	9:52
66	George A. King Roger Melin	2:52
67	Hugh Kinser Roger Melin	7:50
68	Henry J. Kline Roger Melin	3:02
69	John H. Kochenderfer Roger Melin	4:41
70	C.J. Lahue Roger Melin	3:33
71	Adam Leake Roger Melin	2:22
72	Asa E. Lee Roger Melin	2:33
73	Wesley Lee Roger Melin	4:38
74	Thomas C. Love (alias Thomas Long) Roger Melin	4:35
75	William Lugenbeal Roger Melin	6:09
76	W.P. Madden Roger Melin	10:22
77	Jotham W. Maes Roger Melin	4:14
78	Jerry Mahony Roger Melin	3:07
79	Jesse Martin Roger Melin	2:42
80	Joseph H. Mayes Roger Melin	3:22
81	George B. McCord Roger Melin	4:40
82	L.W. McCrory Roger Melin	7:00
83	Wm. A. McFarland Roger Melin	10:24
84	Epenetus W. McIntosh Roger Melin	4:27
85	Daniel McLeod Roger Melin	5:34
86	L.G. Morgan Roger Melin	8:07
87	A.J. Mourning Roger Melin	0:55
88	A. Nihart Roger Melin	0:54
89	C.M. Nisley Roger Melin	5:52
90	John W. Norcutt Roger Melin	1:34
91	Albert Norris Roger Melin	4:07
92	Joseph B. Norris Roger Melin	5:05
93	J.E. Norton Roger Melin	7:02
94	Wm. H. Norton Roger Melin	7:16
95	Stewart Oxley Roger Melin	4:48
96	Thomas Pangle Roger Melin	3:49
97	Joshua S. Patterson Roger Melin	5:12
98	William H. Peacock Roger Melin	2:35
99	W.G. Porter Roger Melin	5:43
100	Samuel H. Raudebaugh Roger Melin	11:56
101	Christian Ray Roger Melin	4:02
102	George F. Robinson Roger Melin	9:50
103	Peter Roselot Roger Melin	9:33
104	Robert Rule Roger Melin	1:26
105	O.C. Russell Roger Melin	1:28
106	S.F. Sanders Roger Melin	1:48
107	C.S. Schmutz Roger Melin	4:44
108	C.G. Seabury Roger Melin	0:51
109	W.R. Shaul Roger Melin	1:26
110	I.N. Sheaffer Roger Melin	1:04
111	Payton Shields Roger Melin	2:02
112	A. Shoemaker Roger Melin	1:02
113	W.T. Shummard Roger Melin	2:43
114	J.L. Slick Roger Melin	1:24
115	Commodore Smith Roger Melin	9:46
116	Truman Smith Roger Melin	14:37
117	Edward Sorgen Roger Melin	1:31
118	M.H. Sprinkle Roger Melin	5:55
119	E.J. Squire Roger Melin	1:02
120	Joseph Stevens Roger Melin	16:37
121	George W. Stewart Roger Melin	4:43
122	Samuel Stubberfield Roger Melin	6:21
123	Perry S. Summerville Roger Melin	10:49
124	Wm. Thayer Roger Melin	1:27
125	Marian Thomas Roger Melin	1:05
126	Samuel J. Thrasher Roger Melin	4:17
127	Caswell C. Tipton Roger Melin	1:43
128	Wilson S. Tracey Roger Melin	0:58
129	Robert A. Trent Roger Melin	3:07
130	Isaac Van Nuys Roger Melin	9:19
131	J.W. Vanscoyve Roger Melin	3:02
132	Alonzo A. Van Vlack Roger Melin	4:46
133	Albert Varnell Roger Melin	2:50
134	G.W. Watts Roger Melin	1:12
135	William Wendt Roger Melin	4:22
136	M.C. White Roger Melin	7:56
137	Nathan S. Williams Roger Melin	6:07
138	William H. Williams Roger Melin	2:18
139	George N. Young Roger Melin	1:14
140	J.P. Zaizer Roger Melin	1:25