The Brier Creek Chapter held its monthly meeting on Thursday, September 1, 2022, in Sylvania at Walls Diner at 7:00 p.m. with President Wayne Howard presiding. The meeting had 14 attendees including three visitors. President Howard called on dual member Wilder Smith, Jr. to introduce Compatriot John Derden who presented his presentation; It all Started in a Bar: Revolutionary Savannah. Derden is a member of the Wiregrass Chapter in Swainsboro and recently presented his presentation to more than 600 attendees of the 132nd Congress, National Society Sons of the American Revolution, in Savannah, GA on July 13, 2022. He focused on the role and significance of the port city in the American Revolution and emphasized that Savannah's strategic importance to both sides during the war made the town a focal point of several campaigns. He also added that the failed attempt by the combined French and American forces to retake Savannah in October of 1779, led to what has been described as ‘The bloodiest hour of the American Revolution.’
