09/25/1829 - Born, Fayette Co., GA [Father: John Sample Dodd (1809-1892); Mother: Elizabeth Harriett Word (1808-1883)]
10/28/1850 - Farmer, Fulton Co., GA
- Married, Mary Jane Hemperly (1834-1868)
03/01/1859 - Licensed to practice medicine in Georgia by the Botanico Medical Board of Georgia (State Press, Macon, Georgia, Mar. 12, 1859, p. 4, c. 1)
06/26/1860 - Lived with his wife, Mary J., and three children, Campbell Co., GA; indexed in the 1860 U. S. Census as James T. Dodd; no occupation listed)
09/09/1861 - Enlisted as Pvt., Co. E, 27th GA Infantry, at Camp Stephens, GA
12/12/1861 - Discharged at Camp Pickens, Manassas, VA, for disability due to a scrotal hernia of the right side (Description: age: 32; height: 5 ft, 7 in.; complexion: dark; eyes: dark, hair: dark; occupation when enlisted: physician; fitness: during the last 60 days said soldier has been unfit for duty) [Note: He was examined by Surgeon Thomas Mauzy Darnall, 27th GA Infantry, Camp Pickens, Manassas, VA.]
08/17/1863 - Enlisted as Pvt., Co. E, 2nd GA Cavalry State Guards, Fayetteville, GA
10/27/1863 - Discharged on a Surgeon's Certificate of Disability
10/31/1868 - Wife, Mary Jane, died in Campbell Co., GA (buried: Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery, Fulton Co., GA; FindAGrave #10103969)
12/24/1868 - Married, Mittie Mentora Shadrick (1849-1927), Campbell Co., GA
06/23/1870 - Famer, Clayton Co., GA (lived with wife Mittie, and six children; indexed in the 1870 U. S. Census as James T. Dodd)
06/05/1880 - Practiced medicine, District 548, Clayton Co., GA (lived with wife, Mittie, six sons, and three daughters; indexed in the 1880 U. S. Census as James T. Dodd)
1882 - M.D. degree, Georgia College of Eclectic Medicine and Surgery, Atlanta, GA
1890 - Practiced eclectic medicine, East Point, Fulton Co., GA
02/02/1892 - Father, John, died in Union, Union Co., SC
06/04/1900 - Farmer, Red Apple, Marshall Co., AL (lived with wife, Millie V., three sons, and one daughter; indexed in the 1900 U. S. Census as James T. Dodd)
1893 - Practiced eclectic medicine, Riverdale, Clayton Co., GA
1905 - Moved from Clayton Co., GA, to Atlanta, GA
09/24/1907 - Died of a cerebral hemorrhage at his home in Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA (buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA; FindAGrave #14152531; obituary 1: The Atlanta Georgian and News, Atlanta, GA, Sept. 25, 1907, p. 13, c. 3.; obituary 2: The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, GA, Sept., 24, 1907, p. 3, c. 4.)
[Note: No evidence was found that this botanical physician served the Confederacy in a medical capacity, despite a claim in his obituary that he served as a Surgeon. His Confederate Army Compiled Service Record only has records of his service as a Confederate Army enlisted man.]
Judy Wilson provided input to this biography.

Biography by F. Terry Hambrecht, M.D. 07/21/2022

The following was added by Judy Wilson, the creator of this memorial:
James Thompson Dodd's military information:
Dodd, James Thompson (1829-1907)
Enlisted: 09 Sep 1861
Private - Company E - 27th Georgia Infantry
Disability Discharge: 12 Dec 1861 - Camp Pickens, Virginia

Below is information from the directory of deceased physicians. He did not become a surgeon until 1882.

Name:
James T. Dodd
Birth Date:
1829
Death Date:
24 Sep 1907
Death Place:
Atlanta, GA
Type Practice:
Eclectic
Medical School:
Georgia College of Eclectic Medicine and Surgery, Atlanta, 1882, (G)
JAMA Citation: vol.49:page 1299