The Sultana Tragedy

The Sultana Tragedy (HM19XI)

Location: Alliance, OH 44601 Stark County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 55.867', W 81° 6.717'

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Soldiers from Company F of the 115th Ohio Volunteer Infantry died in the explosion of the steamboat Sutana seven miles north of Memphis on the Mississippi River on April 27, 1865. The Sultana reportedly carried more than 2,400 passengers—six times its capacity of 378. The vast majority were Union soldiers recently freed from Southern prisons at the end of the Civil War. Approximately 1,800 passengers and crew died in what is considered the worst maritime disaster in American history. Company F was organized in Stark, Columbiana, and Portage Counties and was mustered into service at Camp Massillon in the fall of 1862. This marker is a memorial to the soldiers of Company F who died as a result of the Sultana tragedy and other war-related causes
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HM NumberHM19XI
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Marker Number23-76
Year Placed2011
Placed By"Scotty" Hays and the Friends of the Cemetery-The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 7:47am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 490575 N 4531116
Decimal Degrees40.93111667, -81.11195000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 55.867', W 81° 6.717'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 55' 52.02" N, 81° 6' 43.02" W
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Area Code(s)330
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 353 W Vine St, Alliance OH 44601, US
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