April 27, 1865. 1700 Union Soldiers who had been inprisoned were being taken North on the USS Sultana. The Sultana exploded at 2:00am just miles from Memphis. Causes were attributed to: leaky boilers,strong currents and overloaded conditions. My question: Was there ever an official inquiry into the disaster? Was there an official list of men who died? Why isn't there more information regarding this disaster?