Advertisement

PVT John L. Ainsworth

Advertisement

PVT John L. Ainsworth Veteran

Birth
Death
27 Apr 1865
Tennessee, USA
Burial
Buried or Lost at Sea. Specifically: Perished on the sinking of the Sultana. Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Union Soldier. Served with 18th Michigan infantry. He died when the boiler exploded on the sidewheel steamboat, the Sultana. It sank close to Memphis, Tenn on 27 April 1865. Over 1,500 lives were lost, many of them being Union soldiers.
Union Soldier. Served with 18th Michigan infantry. He died when the boiler exploded on the sidewheel steamboat, the Sultana. It sank close to Memphis, Tenn on 27 April 1865. Over 1,500 lives were lost, many of them being Union soldiers.


Advertisement