"Men awakened but to die" - The Burning of the Sultana For Want of a Nail

The engineer of the steamboat hears the crew, shouting and raging once again. His stomach turns as he hears their protests. He knows what the captain will say, and he knows why it is necessary, but he also understands why the crew is so repulsed, why they have threatened mutinies. They are military men, and the job they are being forced to do shocks and horrifies them. The engineer can do little, as he approaches the massive paddlewheels that churn the muddy riverwater into a...