Gen. William C. Gorgas

Historical marker location:

2113 Saint Stephens Road, Mobile, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Saint Stephens Road (U.S. 45) and Rosemont Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Saint Stephens Road.)

Marker installed: 1951

The Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, which was the first submarine to sink an enemy ship in combat, was built in Mobile, Alabama in 1863.