Dodson attended R-MC with his younger brother, John (who became a prominent lawyer and first mayor of Petersburg, VA) for one year. Daniel was a banker in Petersburg, VA, when he organized the
Petersburg Riflemen in 1859 as part of the state militia. He resigned from the
company October 1, 1861 as he was over 40 and was needed at the Bank of
Virginia’s Petersburg branch. He remained in Petersburg for the duration of the
war, eventually being responsible for the sale of war bonds. He took the oath of allegiance in Petersburg on June 17, 1865. His application to President Johnson for a pardon indicates he held no other military office.
After the war, he remained in banking, serving for several years as Cashier at the First National Bank of Petersburg. At the time of his death, he was treasurer of the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad. A New York Times article from
July 28, 1879 lists the Dodson family and several neighbors, 14 people in all,
as sick from food poisoning after eating ice cream made at the Dodson’s home.
Captain Dodson died July 31, presumably from the effects of the food poisoning. He is buried in Petersburg's Blandford Cemetery.
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