9th Regt. Co L Indiana Vols Cav, Civil War
William Perry Glaze enlisted in Co. L, 9th Indiana Cavalry. He was captured and in April 1865 was sent to a parole camp near Vicksburg, MS. On April 24, 1865, he and about 2,000 other recently released Union prisoners-of-war were crowded aboard the Mississippi steamboat Sultana for transport north. At 2:00 AM on April 27, 1865, when the Sultana was 7 miles north of Memphis, TN, the boilers exploded. Over 1,500 people were killed. Fortunately, Private Glaze survived.
William Perry Glaze enlisted in Co. L, 9th Indiana Cavalry. He was captured and in April 1865 was sent to a parole camp near Vicksburg, MS. On April 24, 1865, he and about 2,000 other recently released Union prisoners-of-war were crowded aboard the Mississippi steamboat Sultana for transport north. At 2:00 AM on April 27, 1865, when the Sultana was 7 miles north of Memphis, TN, the boilers exploded. Over 1,500 people were killed. Fortunately, Private Glaze survived.
9th Regt. Co L Indiana Vols Cav, Civil War
William Perry Glaze enlisted in Co. L, 9th Indiana Cavalry. He was captured and in April 1865 was sent to a parole camp near Vicksburg, MS. On April 24, 1865, he and about 2,000 other recently released Union prisoners-of-war were crowded aboard the Mississippi steamboat Sultana for transport north. At 2:00 AM on April 27, 1865, when the Sultana was 7 miles north of Memphis, TN, the boilers exploded. Over 1,500 people were killed. Fortunately, Private Glaze survived.
William Perry Glaze enlisted in Co. L, 9th Indiana Cavalry. He was captured and in April 1865 was sent to a parole camp near Vicksburg, MS. On April 24, 1865, he and about 2,000 other recently released Union prisoners-of-war were crowded aboard the Mississippi steamboat Sultana for transport north. At 2:00 AM on April 27, 1865, when the Sultana was 7 miles north of Memphis, TN, the boilers exploded. Over 1,500 people were killed. Fortunately, Private Glaze survived.
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