All members and guests of the Lehigh Brigade meet on the first Tuesday of each month (September - June) at the Four Points by Sheraton at 3400 Airport Road, Allentown, PA. 
On Tuesday, January 3, 67 members and guests of the RT heard member Warren Beach “channel” the words of his ancestor, Private George Beach of the 36th Indiana. We followed Private Beach through his enlistment in the regiment, early period of training, experiences with army “cuisine” and finally into mortal combat in several of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. We heard George admit to sleeping through the Battle of Shiloh and then of his being caught between two fires at Chickamauga, suffering a wound to the head at Ringgold and finally, being shot in the thigh at Kennesaw Mountain and having two of his comrades die around him in an army hospital. Thanks very much to Warren for bringing this very interesting first-person account of a “common soldier” to light. See you next month!!!