William P. Duvall

William P. Duvall
Bain News Service photo, circa 1899
Born	(1847-01-13)January 13, 1847 St. George Island, Maryland, U.S.
Died	March 1, 1920(1920-03-01) (aged 73) Coronado, California, U.S.
Buried	West Point Cemetery, West Point, New York, U.S.
Service	United States Army
Years of service	1869–1911 1917–1918
Rank	Major General
Unit	U.S. Army Field Artillery Branch
Commands	Southeastern Department Philippine Division Department of the Gulf 48th United States Volunteer Infantry 26th United States Volunteer Infantry Chief of Ordnance, Second Army Corps
Wars	Spanish–American War Philippine–American War World War I
Spouse(s)	Rose Greenhow (m. 1871–1899, div.) Maria Cumming Lamar (m. 1902–1920, his death)
Children	2
Relations	Rose O'Neal Greenhow (mother-in-law)

William P. Duvall^[a] (January 13, 1847 – March 1, 1920) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the Spanish–American War and Philippine–American War, he served from 1869 to 1911, commanded units including the Philippine Division, and attained the rank of major general.

A native of St. George Island, Maryland, Duvall attended the schools of St. Mary's County, Maryland before receiving appointment to the United States Military Academy (West Point) in 1865. He graduated in 1869 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant of Field Artillery. He served initially in coastal artillery assignments at posts including Fort Adams, Rhode Island and Fort Monroe, Virginia. He also served on the faculty at West Point and the Pennsylvania Military Academy. He was promoted to first lieutenant in 1877 and captain in 1898.

During the Spanish–American War, Duvall was promoted to temporary major and lieutenant colonel, and served in staff and command assignments including chief of Ordnance for Second Army Corps. Promoted to colonel in 1899, Duvall commanded the 26th United States Volunteer Infantry and 48th United States Volunteer Infantry during the Philippine–American War. Promoted to brigadier general in 1906 and major general in 1907, Duvall commanded the Department of the Gulf and the Philippine Division before retiring in 1911.

Duvall was one of several retired officers recalled to active duty for World War I; despite being over 70 years old, he commanded the army's Southeastern Department from August 1917 to January 1918, when he retired again. He died in Coronado, California on March 1, 1920, and was buried at West Point Cemetery.

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