the 150th anniversary of another tragedy tied to the war is on the 27th of this month...the sinking of the ss sultana near memphis, severely overloaded with union wounded and former pow's trying to get home. the boat could carry about 400, she had around 2100 souls aboard when her boilers exploded. they never got an exact death toll, but it's thought to be over 1700 lost.
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