Noble Leslie DeVotie (January 24, 1838 – February 12, 1861) was a Baptist minister, Confederate chaplain, and the lead founder of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, a national fraternity.

Noble Leslie DeVotie was born on January 24, 1838, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

[3] In the lead up to the American Civil War as Abraham Lincoln became the President-Elect and the secession crisis occurred, he joined the Confederate States Army as a chaplain.

[1] He also pastored the Independent Blues and Governor's Guards, two Confederate companies from Selma.

[2][4] His funeral was conducted by Isaac T. Tichenor,[5] with a sermon by Basil Manly, Sr.[1]