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Thomas B. Massie, Captain of Company B (Washington Greys) in the 7th Virginia Regiment, kept a detailed account book for his men in the Civil War, listing amounts owed to them and amounts deducted from their pay for chewing tobacco, butter and cash advances.
Captain Massie was the grandfather of Thomas Lee Massie, who found the well-preserved book among his possessions. Roberta Spalding of Flint Hill graciously lent the book to the Rappahannock News for this article. Mrs. Spalding wasn’t sure how Thomas Bernard and another county figure Thomas Benjamin Massie, were related, but she said that they called each other “Cousin Tom.”
Captain Massie’s ledger lists his sergeants as George W. Cooper, Robert E. Miller, and W. G. Harris; his corporals were A. M. Hopper, Thomas H. Hopkins, J. B. Cooper and J. E. Fogg, and he had about 65 privates serving under him.
Captain Massie’s accounts tell a great deal about the day-to-day life of a Confederate soldier. Those in his comply received a blanket, shirt, shoes, cap, overcoat, jacket and pants. The army apparently paid for their uniforms since the soldiers were not charged.
It appears, however, that if a soldier lost a cap, a rifle or a pair of shoes, the purchase price was charged against his wages. Lieutenant John M. Hopper, for example, was charged $2.00 for a cap and $3.00 for a pair of boots.
The supply officer, who appears to be George W. Coo
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