How did tworld war 1 impact south carolinas economy?

During World War I, six members of the S. C. National Guard’s 118th Regiment received the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for valor in combat.

Upon their return in 1920 at the height of the Prohibition era - when the sale of liquor was generally banned - the four surviving members were able to purchase a bottle of medicinal whiskey because of their medals. The intent was for the last man living among the six to drink the whiskey in honor of the others.

That privilege went to James C. Dozier, who had attained the rank of lieutenant general and served as the state’s adjutant general for 33 years.

But Dozier didn’t drink it. Instead, he gave it to his granddaughter Tibby Dozier Steedly, who served as a long-time administrative assistant to South Carolina historian Walter Edgar.