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Re: Sultana Deaths/Survivors

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 8:20PM GMT
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Sultana Survivor, Jonathan Bisher, Ohio

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 9:57PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Bisher/Bishir/Bishire
The obituary for my ancestor states "He was on board the unfortunate steamer which was burned on the Mississippi River on its upward passage with returning Union soldiers, when many lives were lost." My ancestor was Jonathan Bisher (1811-1887) of Highland Co. Ohio. He served in the 24th OVI and the 2nd Ohio Cavalry, He was a prisoner at Andersonville. He survived the Sultana tragedy and lived out his life at the Dayton's Soldier Home.

~Carley Bisher Worth
carleyworth@ucla.edu

Re: Sultana Deaths/Survivors

Posted: 8 Oct 2011 7:05PM GMT
Classification: Query
Not sure if any list is complete. Here is a relative of mine that per the NA Pension record of my GGG Grandmother should be on your list. I did not find him listed in another book that I am reading.

Moses SMITH Jr.
Enlistment Date: 14 October 1864
Side Served: Union
State Served: Kentucky
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 15 October 1864 in Lexington, KY, Age 18.
Enlisted in Company K, 4th Infantry Regiment Kentucky on 26 October 1864 in Louisville, KY.
Detailed on 01 February 1865 at Hospital, Waterloo, AL (Detailed as nurse)
Died 27 April 1865, drowned on the Steamer Sultana, Age 19.

Re: Sultana Deaths/Survivors

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 10:41PM GMT
Classification: Query
could you please check your List for Gilford and Isaac Morrison.(Brothers) From What I understand Isaac was never accounted for and Gilford died and he is buried at Memphis National Cemetery. (I have a photo of his grave marker)I read once that gulford was found alive and transported to a hospital and later died.. Any Clues would be appreciated. I also have a photo of gulfords Burial Site, and diffrent enlistment papers and pensions
Thank You Lorressa Ensley
lensley@hughes.net

Re: Sultana Deaths/Survivors

Posted: 4 Dec 2011 3:30AM GMT
Classification: Query
I am a great great grandaughter of a survivor of the sultana, Drury Wittenbarger. Who left the south and fought for the north. Fought against his own brothers. I know where his grave site is and all the info is on his grave marker. I am very intersested in all that happened that day. Karen W Russell

Re: Sultana Deaths/Survivors

Posted: 15 Apr 2012 8:43AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Flaherty, Brady, Jacques, Lindle
Mark:

Can you check for a Valentine Flaherty? He was in the 6th KY Calvary, Company K and a survivor of Andersonville. I've always wondered if he was aboard the Sultana.

Thanks,

Laura
(LSchulte@insightbb.com0

Re: Sultana Deaths/Survivors

Posted: 8 Jan 2013 1:39AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: VanHorn
Can you confirm that brothers James Burris VanHorn and Arthur J. VanHorn were on board? Supposedly both survived, but Arthur died in Tennessee at a veterans hospital of smallpox.

James was born abt 1831 and died:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=83...

Arthur was born abt 1833 and died:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41...;

Both signed up for the service on the same day... not much is known about Arthur's service but several records exist for James.

Any additional information would be helpful if it exists.

Cindy Thredgold

Re: Sultana Deaths/Survivors

Posted: 8 Jan 2013 2:13PM GMT
Classification: Query
The book "Disaster on the Mississippi" by Gene Salecker (1996) has a wonderful list of all passengers on the ill-fated Sultana that he verified himself. The troops are divided by state, regiment and name.

For the 95th Ohio, there's a "Van Horn, Burriss" Private, Co. F, who survived and was sent to Soldier's Hospital in Memphis. I would say this is most likely your ancestor, James.

The other brother, Authur, died in April 1864 so it was impossible that he was on the Sultana since it exploded on April 27, 1865.

Norman Shaw, Founder, The Sultana Association, Knoxville, TN shawclan4@bellsouth.net

Re: Sultana Deaths/Survivors

Posted: 4 Mar 2013 7:37PM GMT
Classification: Query
I am searching for information on John T. Alexander who was on the Sultana -- according to the government role he survived -- i have proof that he did not with pension papers that were awarded to my gg-grandmother and g-grandmother who was only 8 at the time of his death. I would like to find out something about the Alexander family -- not sure where he was from -- I know they lived in the Bartholomew County, Indiana area. I belong to the Remember the Sultana group that will be meeting at the Andersonville prision area this April.

Re: Sultana Deaths/Survivors

Posted: 4 Mar 2013 7:40PM GMT
Classification: Query
according to what I have heard there were animals on board the ship -- per Gene Salecker there were also civilians on ship -- gene is a part of our group that meets every year -- this year we are meeting at the andersonville prision area.
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