Devall, David Obituary

Obituary for David Devall, West Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Obituary of David Devall, West Baton Rouge, LA
As it appeared in the CONFEDERATE VETERAN, November 1913, 21st Year, 11th Number.

Hon. David Devall, soldier, legislator, and planter, died at his home near Chamberlain, La., on August 22, 1913.

Captain Devall had an enviable war record. At the age of nineteen he left his home, in the parish of West Baton Rouge, enlisting as a private in the Delta Rifles, Compnay H. He served four years as a soldier of the Confederacy. After the battle of Shiloh, the 4th Louisiana Regiment disbanded, having served its allotted time, and young Devall was chosen unaminously as captain of the National Guards, an Irish company, with which he served until his capture, in the battle of Nashville, in December, 1864, after which he was held as a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island until the end of the war. He was a great favorite with his superiors and also the men of his command, and as a valiant officer and soldier could always be found at the front.

After the war Captain Devall returned home and engaged in planting, which he made his life work and in which he was eminently successful. He served his parish for many years as a member of the police jury and as president of that body, and also served two terms in the General Assembly of his State. He was a charter member of his lodge, F. and A.M., and was held in high esteem by all who knew of him. He was married in 1886 to Miss Amelie L. Cobb, who died in 1910. Eight children survive, equal in sons and daughters.