Statements by Sultana survivors
Statements by and about Sultana Survivors
Montgomery County, Indiana
From: Janet Turnbull
According to James K. Ashley's pension application, he was a private in the 20th Indiana Light Artillery.
"I was bornd in the County of Pulaski State of Ky, emigrated to the State of Indiana when a boy when the late war came up I enlisted in the 20 Indiana Battery in Jan 1863. I served out my term was discharged by expiration or termination of war. . . . I enlisted in the army I was in good health until I was captured at Brdigeport, Alabama. Was taken to Cahaba Alabama where I remained about nine months in prison. After I was parolled and got back to our lines I was so near exausted my stomache in sutch a condition from starvaion I contracted disease of stomache indigestion while in Vicksburg in the spring of 1865. We were all on the steamer Sultana whitch exploaded on the 27 day of April 1865 where many lives were lost in the explosion, I received an injury in left knee whitch caused me sutch trouble and suffering if I stand. . . my left rist was dislocated and I was scalded and was bruised up considerable got a lick on my forehead just above my right eye--leaves a scar. . . . I was treated in Hospital at Adams Hospital in Memphis Tenn for injuries received from explosion of said boat."
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 13:10:22 EDT
From: PEAKESTER1@aol.com
Greetings,
I've been researching the 32nd Regiment Indiana Volunteers for most of a decade. I noticed a few entries that need correction.
Evan Huber of Company "A" is actually Private Ivan Huene, same company, captured at Chickamauga 9-19-1863.
Aloisious Schirmeyer of Company "A" is Private Louis Schermeyer, same company, captured at Chickamauga 9-19-1863.
Philip Shoemaker of Company "B" is Private Philip Schumaker (Schumacher), same company, captured at Chickamauga 9-19-1863. Not only did he die, but his father, who met Philip at Vicksburg to escort his son home, died as well.
Michael A. Peake
From: "mark davis"
James H. Kimberlin
124th Indiana Inf,Co C
Survivor of the Sultana explosion.
Born 7/8/1844
Died 4/28/1924
Prisoner at Andersonville,GA prison #54948
Wife- Lucy Church
Buried- McCordsville Cemetery,Hancock County,IN
Captured at Franklin,TN
Mark Davis
4 Lakeview Ct.
Hartford City,Indiana 47348
md9105@skyenet.net
Joseph H. Gray
9th Indiana Cav, co B
Born 7/10/1836
Died 4/9/1904
Wife-Mary Mehaffey m. 7/4/1876
Buried- Philadelphia cemetery, Hancock County, IN
Mark Davis
4 Lakeview Ct.
Hartford City, Indiana 47348
md9105@skyenet.net