Virginia Military Institute Archives
James W. Massie papers
Massie, James W. (James Woods), 1826-1872
McDowell (Massie), Sophonisba Breckinridge, 1827-1870
MS.0142
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40 items
1 half manuscript box
1855-1879
Manuscripts stacks
English
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Biographical / Historical
James Woods Massie was born in 1826 in Augusta County, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1849. He was a lawyer and VMI Faculty (mathematics) from 1849 to 1872 with time away for military service during the Civil War. During the War he was a Lieutenant Colonel with the 51st Virginia Infantry Regiment. Massie died in 1872 in Lexington, Virginia.
Scope and Contents
The James W. Massie papers consist of the personal papers (40 items) of Massie, including:
- Incoming correspondence (1855-1857)
- Civil War papers, primarily incoming letters, orders, and commissions (1861-1863)
- Post-War papers, including letters written by Massie's wife, Sophonisba Breckinridge McDowell (Massie), and documents related to their son, James McDowell Massie
- Confederate bonds
- Envelopes
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Preferred Citation
James W. Massie papers, 1855-1879. MS 0142. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.
Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1849
Confederate States of America. Army—Virginia Infantry, Regiment, 51st
Virginia Military Institute—Faculty—Biography
Soldiers—Virginia—Correspondence
Bonds—Confederate States of America
Correspondence
United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives—Confederate
Orders (military records)