Betty Duvall
Elizabeth "Betty" Duvall Webb (1845 – July 3, 1891) was a Confederate spy during the American Civil War.
Betty Duvall Webb | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Elizabeth Duvall |
| Born | 1845 |
| Died | July 3, 1891 (aged 45–46) |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Confederate States of America |
| Spouse(s) | John Converse Webb |
| Children | 3 |
Biography
Elizabeth "Betty" Duvall[1] was from Washington, D.C. She was the daughter of Eli Duvall Sr. and Sarah (née Thompson) Duvall. She was descended from the immigrant Mareen Duvall.
Washington D.C.-based spy Rose O'Neal Greenhow gave her a note about a Union plan for the first Battle of Manassas (or Bull Run) to give to General P. G. T. Beauregard; Duvall carried it tucked in her hair. She continued to be a spy, and for one of her missions she brought her cousin.[2]
She married John Converse Webb. They had three children.[1]
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Grave of Duvall at Oak Hill Cemetery
She died on July 3, 1891. She was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.[1]
References
- "Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, D.C. (Rock Creek) - Lot 326 East" (PDF). Oak Hill Cemetery. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- Jill, Canon. Civil War Heroines. Santa Barbara, CA: Bellerophon Books, 2000.
External links
Media related to Betty Duvall at Wikimedia Commons- "Betty Duvall". Find a Grave. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
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