The steamship Sultana explosion remains the worst maritime disaster for the loss of life in US history. Most casualties were paroled prisoners of the war recently released from the notorious Confederate prisons in Andersonville, Georgia, and Cahaba, Alabama. After surviving the horrors of the Civil War and the atrocities of Southern prisoner camps, our American heroes were "Almost Home" when disaster struck the Sultana.

Based on true events, we follow the journeys of Commander of Camp Sumter Prison - Henry Wirz, Sultana Steamship Captain - Cass Mason, and two young Ohio soldiers - Richard White and Thad Lewis through the war and explore their struggles, accomplishments, and growth as human beings. Each man is "Almost Home" when the tumultuous events of the war forever alter their lives.