The Williamsburg Theatre

Virginia · United States · Theatre

During the Civil War this building was the Wade family home, and they took in a badly wounded Confederate soldier to try to save him.

The theatre at Williamsburg, Virginia stands in a building that during the Civil War belonged to the Wade family, who were well known locally for opening their home to families who had nowhere to go.

One day a severely wounded Confederate soldier was brought into the house so that they could try to heal him.

What is reported in the theatre now is not him. It is a Union soldier, in blue.

That mismatch is the interesting part of the account and nobody locally has ever resolved it. Williamsburg changed hands during the war and was occupied by Union forces for a long stretch of it, so a blue uniform in this building is entirely plausible on the history even though it does not fit the story people tell.

The theatre is in the historic district and is in use.

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Where is The Williamsburg Theatre located?

The Williamsburg Theatre is in Virginia, United States.

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