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Civil War Soldiers - Duval
| Duval, Isaac H., brigadier-general,
U.S. Army, was born in Wellsburg, Va., Sept. 1, 1824, received a
common school education, and, when thirteen years old, became a
traveller, hunter and trapper in the Rocky mountains, Mexico, Central
and South America and California. In 1846-47 he was secretary of the
commissioners sent out by President Polk to make treaties with the
Indians living on the borders of Texas and New Mexico. He led the
first expedition which crossed the plains from Texas to California in
1849; was in the Lopez insurrection in Cuba in 1851, barely escaping
execution, and then returned to Wellsburg, Va., where he remained
until the outbreak of the Civil war. He entered the United States
service as major of the first three months' service regiment of
volunteer infantry sent out from western Virginia, was promoted
colonel of the 9th W. Va., infantry, in Sept., 1862, became
brigadier-general in 1864, and was assigned to the command of a
division of the 8th army corps. He was brevetted major-general of
volunteers, March 13, 1865, for gallantry and meritorious service on
the battle field, particularly at the battle of Winchester, Va., and
was mustered out Jan. 15, 1866. During the war he was in thirty-two
battles, was wounded three times, and had eleven horses killed or
wounded under him. After the war Gen. Duval was both representative
and senator in the state legislature of West Virginia, was
adjutant-general of the state two years; a representative in Congress
from 1869-71 ; U. S. assessor for the District of West Virginia,
1882-84, and collector of internal revenue, 1884-98. Source: The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal
States 1861-1865, Volume 8 Biographical, 1908
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