Elizabeth Duvall Webb (c. 1845 – July 3, 1891) was a Confederate spy during the American Civil War.

Betty Duvall Webb
Birth nameElizabeth Duvall
Bornc. 1845
DiedJuly 3, 1891(1891-07-03) (aged 45–46)
Buried
AllegianceConfederate States of America
Spouse(s)John Converse Webb
Children3

Biography

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Elizabeth 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]

 
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]

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  1. ^ a b c "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.
  2. ^ Jill, Canon. Civil War Heroines. Santa Barbara, CA: Bellerophon Books, 2000.
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