Rescue Efforts in The Sultana Tragedy
The Tyler was pressed into rescue duty with a volunteer crew to assist in the SS Sultana disaster, north of Memphis on 27 April 1865, as her regular complement had recently been discharged.
In June, Tyler moved to Mound City, Illinois where she remained until sold at auction there on 17 August 1865.
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