Over 2000 Union soldiers, passengers and crew were crammed aboard the steamboat Sultana, licensed to carry 376. Graft, greed, overcrowding, a poorly maintained boat, and the Mississippi River was swollen with spring snowmelt conspired together to create a disaster. On April 27, 1865, the boat’s boilers exploded, causing the worst maritime disaster in US history.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Sean AstinNarrator | Narrator |
 Mackenzie AstinCaptain J. Walter Elliott / Private George Clarkson (voice) | Captain J. Walter Elliott / Private George Clarkson (voice) |
 Jim BeaverJoseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice) | Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice) |
 Bob BergenCaptain Louis Rosché / Pleasant Marion Keeble (voice) | Captain Louis Rosché / Pleasant Marion Keeble (voice) |
 Leah Ann CevoliEliza Frances 'Fanny' Andrews (voice) | Eliza Frances 'Fanny' Andrews (voice) |
 Jim CummingsSergeant Alexander C. Brown / Sergeant William Fies (voice) | Sergeant Alexander C. Brown / Sergeant William Fies (voice) |
 Matthew Jayson CwernLieutenant John Clark Ely / Private William Wendt (voice) (as Matt Jayson) | Lieutenant John Clark Ely / Private William Wendt (voice) (as Matt Jayson) |