Betty Duvall
Elizabeth "Betty" Duvall Webb (1845 – July 3, 1891) was a Confederate spy during the American Civil War. Biography Elizabeth "Betty" Duvall 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. She married John Converse Webb. They had three children. She died on July 3, 1891. She was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C. References External links American people of French descent 1845 births 1891 deaths Betty Female wartime spies Women in the American Civil War People from Washington, D.C. American Civil War spies Burials at Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)