They All Had Names: A Civil War Musical

Name: They All Had Names: A Civil War Musical
Start: 2025-10-13T18:00:00-05:00
Location: Door County Granary

Schedule

Mon, 13 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Door County Granary | Sturgeon Bay, WI

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
*** Note: The Granary is an uninsulated indoor space please dress accordingly.
More information: https://sturgeonbayhistoricalsociety.org/sbhs-events
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.