Historian Walter Edgar mines the riches of the South Carolina Encyclopedia to bring you South Carolina from A to Z.
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"D" is for Doby, Lawrence Edward [1923-2003]. Baseball Player. Larry Doby was the first African American to play baseball in the American League and the second African American to manage a major...
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"D" is for Donaldson, John Owen [1898-1930]. Aviator.
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"D" is for Dorn, William Jennings Bryan [1916-2005] Congressman.
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"D" is for Dozier, James Cordie [1885-1974] Soldier. Medal of Honor Recipient. Elected Adjutant General in 1926 and held the office continuously until his retirement in 1959.
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"D" is for Drayton, John [1766-1822]. Governor. Jurist. Author.
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"D" is for Drayton, Percival [1812-1865] In 1864, he commanded Admiral David Farragut's flagship, the U.S.S. Hartford, at the Battle of Mobile Bay. It was to Percival Drayton that Farragut shouted the...
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“D” is for Drayton, William Henry [1742-1779]. Revolutionary Leader. Planter. He was educated in England. In 1769, his essay in the South Carolina Gazette, opposing the non-importation association...