Overlooked back then and still overlooked now, especially with the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, is the explosion and sinking of the SS Sultana in the Mississippi River near Memphis. More than 1800 died, 300 more than the Titanic.
And what makes it even more sad is that the ship was loaded with Union soldiers returning from Confederate prisons (many from Andersonville). these men had to live through that ordeal and were just days from seeing loved ones again.
I'll be writing about it tomorrow on my Naval Blog. And a big thanks to the Minneapolis Star Tribune to alerting me to it.
A Sad Anniversary. --Old Secesh
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