From the Memphis Travel Site.
On April 26, 1865, the SS Sultana left Memphis with 2300, mostly recently released Union POWs (many from Andersonville) heading for points northward. It took on a load of coal at Hopefield, left, and then had a boiler explosion, causing what is considered to be the worst maritime disaster in US history.
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