Born in Appleby, Westmorland, England in 1831, William Dodgson was a blacksmith. He married Maria Groves Hogg (born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England) on 22 December, 1860 in Mobile, Alabama, USA. In March of 1862, he enlisted in the British (Confederate) Guards Home Defense and was detailed to work as on the ironclad ram "CSS Tennessee" at the Selma Ordnance and Naval Foundry, also known as the Selma Naval Foundry and Ironworks and the Selma Arsenal and Gun Works, It was a leading manufacturing center for the South during the Civil War. The CSS Tennessee saw action in the Battle of Mobile Bay. Though the South lost that battle, the CSS Tennessee withstood heavy bombardment at close range with no major damage. By 1864, William Dodgson was foreman of the Naval Foundry and in April of 1865, when (Northern) General James H. Wilson's forces captured the city of Selma and destroyed the arsenal. William Dodgson was taken prisoner. He was paroled and returned to Mobile.
Born in Appleby, Westmorland, England in 1831, William Dodgson was a blacksmith. He married Maria Groves Hogg (born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England) on 22 December, 1860 in Mobile, Alabama, USA. In March of 1862, he enlisted in the British (Confederate) Guards Home Defense and was detailed to work as on the ironclad ram "CSS Tennessee" at the Selma Ordnance and Naval Foundry, also known as the Selma Naval Foundry and Ironworks and the Selma Arsenal and Gun Works, It was a leading manufacturing center for the South during the Civil War. The CSS Tennessee saw action in the Battle of Mobile Bay. Though the South lost that battle, the CSS Tennessee withstood heavy bombardment at close range with no major damage. By 1864, William Dodgson was foreman of the Naval Foundry and in April of 1865, when (Northern) General James H. Wilson's forces captured the city of Selma and destroyed the arsenal. William Dodgson was taken prisoner. He was paroled and returned to Mobile.
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