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Sultana Remembered » Surviving a Confederate POW Camp — Sun, 06 May 2012 23:21:24 +0000

[...] but as that prison became horribly overcrowded, Cahaba was the final destination for many. Go to http://www.historynet.com/surviving-a-confederate-pow-camp.htm for a very good article on Cahaba Prison. [...]

By: Lynne Forlenza

Lynne Forlenza — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:36:22 +0000

How interesting! I just finished reading a book on the Sultana where the Keeble brothers were mentioned. Pleasant Keeble was apparently the last of the survivors to pass away. One of the saddest parts of the book to me was the description of P. Keeble going to the reunion alone that last year & performing everything himself. What a sad, sad story all around.

By: Jerry R.Wilson

Jerry R.Wilson — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:23:01 +0000

My great great grandfather, Adam Wilson, with the A co.3 rd. Tenn.Cav. was at Cahaba also. Then on the Sultana. I have also learned in the past two years that the Keeble brothers, John H., who died and Pleasant M. who survied, had a sister by the name of Catherine Walker Keeble. She married George Cagle and they had a daughter Sarah Ellen Cagle who married William T.Wilson, the eldest son of Adam Wilson. They were my Great Grand parents.

By: Pam Newhouse

Pam Newhouse — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 19:30:31 +0000

My gr gr grandfather, Pvt. Adam Schneider, 183rd Ohio Infantry, was also in Cahaba Prison. He too died on the Sultana. It is of some comfort to know that at least he wasn't at Andersonville. While conditions were poor at Cahaba, they didn't compare to the horrors of Andersonville. And Captain Henderson, in charge of Cahaba, was a decent, kind man who did what he could to alleviate suffering there.

By: Ruth Carver

Ruth Carver — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 02:55:53 +0000

My 2nd great grandfather, his brothers, and his first cousins were with the 3rd Tennessee Calvary also. Of the five, only one survived the explosion. I am a member of the Sultana Reunion Organization and have attended several yearly years until health reasons have kept me away. Great group of people who work very hard to keep the memories of our forthfathers alive.

By: Brenda Smith

Brenda Smith — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:24:58 +0000

It's interesting to learn how my great great grandfather spent his last year of his life since he was killed in the explosion of the Sultana. He was with the 3rd Calvary, Tennessee. His body never recovered, but his name lives on as he is listed on the monument to the calvary at Mt. Olive Baptist Church cemetary in Knoxville, Tennessee.

By: Ruth Carver

Ruth Carver — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:06:54 +0000

Awesome article. Thank you. My 2nd great grandfather, two of his brothers and two first cousins were imprisoned there. I enjoyed reading this heat wrenching story.