In partnership with the Door County Granary and the Sturgeon Bay Historical Society, Larry Desotell and Rich Wolter present They All Had Names: A Civil War Musical.

This is the story of Union soldiers, Confederate prisoners, and a slave who interacted at Camp Randall in the Spring of 1862 and their modern ancestors who met at Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison. The music and script deals with such topics as the nature of freedom, the human cost of war and the experiences of both prisoners and their guards and how those experiences are viewed in modern times.

Some songs are upbeat, some sad, but all are inspiring.

Book, Lyrics and Music by Rich Wolter and Larry Desotell

Musicians:

Rich Wolter: Guitar and Vocals

Kay Bidwell-Loberg: Fiddle and Vocals

Tad Greene: Banjo and Vocals

Jeff Holland: Mandarin, Flute, and Vocals

Larry Desotell: Narration

Free and open to the public

Door County Granary, 72 E. Locust Ct, Sturgeon Bay, WI

*** Note: The Granary is an uninsulated indoor space please dress accordingly.

A second showing of They All Had Names will be presented at the Door County Library, Sturgeon Bay, on December 6 at 2:00 PM. On the same day in 1865 slavery was abolished when the 13th Amendment was ratified.