The Historical Trail Rolls On
Articles by John R. McCravy, Sr. of the Upstate of South Carolina
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"... we came across a photograph taken on June 3, 1930 of the courthouse square and main street in Pickens. The event being the Old Soldiers Reunion...The day of June 3 being picked as it was the birthday of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy....The long plank table on teh courthouse lawn was full of the best food one has ever seen. The old soldiers were sitting in cane chairs which were brought out for the occasion. Their conversation was about events which took place long ago. They talked of Antietam, Sharpsburg, Richmond, Shiloh, Chancellorsville, Kennesaw Mountain, Fredericksburg and Bull Run. They each wore a bronze Confederate cross badge which was a gift of the National UDC Organization. Teh old soldiers wore these bronze badges proudly..."
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About the Book
During visits with his Grandfather during Carolina Summers as a boy. the author remembers his Grandfather talking about the history of South Carolina - the wars, the Cherokee, the old soldiers, the lost towns and the forgotten places. He also remembers his Grandfather writing for local publications. These talks inspired the compilation of his writings. John R, McCravy Sr. was a renaissance man in a real sense. He was a painter, a poet, a musician, a farmer, a state legislator, an auctioneer, a sign maker and a state constable. He was active in his local Masonic Lodge, the Grange, and the Boy Scouts of America. His true love, however, was history. He collected historical artifacts and was first curator of the Pickens County Museum. He was a member of the Old Stone Church Commission. John was a sort of history reference in his own right. By that I mean that people constantly contacted him to find out about local historical questions. He never met a stranger and was a friend to all. His love of history was vented in his articles for local newspapers. He made a point to cut out his articles and paste them in scrapbooks. These scrapbooks were preserved after his passing and are copied here in their original condition…sometimes clear and easy to read and sometimes faded.
About the Author
John R. McCravy III will inform you quickly that he is not really the "author" of this book, but simply a "compiler" of sorts. John is a practicing attorney in the Upstate of South Carolina. He served on the South Carolina Supreme Court as a Staff Attorney and is Managing Attorney of a thriving law practice. He served on the Board of Grievances and Discipline for the South Carolina Supreme Court and as an exam author for the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has taught criminal law, constitutional law and presented at seminars. John is author of The Legal Pad, a weekly newspaper column, as well as a contributing author to various publications.