Isbell practiced law in Cumberland County, VA for several years before moving to Jefferson County, VA (later WV), where he was a wealthy lawyer and planter . He served in the Virginia Senate as the representative of Jefferson and Berkeley counties from 1860-1862. He served very briefly as the first captain of what became Co. A of the 12th VA Cavalry. He was residing once again in Cumberland County, VA when he enlisted as a private in the 3rd Regiment VA Reserves on April 24, 1864 . He took the oath of allegiance and applied for a presidential pardon on July 17, 1865, claiming he never held office under the Confederate government (although he had served in the legislature of a Confederate state).
After the war, he returned to Jefferson County, now a part of WV and resumed farming. He died on February 24, 1881 and is buried in Grace Cemetery in Berryville, Clarke County, VA.
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