My great-grandfather was from Rockbridge County and served in the Rockbridge artillery for most of the war except for one year he sat out because he was 15 when he enlisted. He returned at age 16 and served for the remainder of the war. I found his records in the Texas State archives as a matter of his state pension application which was based on his record of Confederate service. Fascinating stuff.
3 of my G Grandfathers severed in the Confederate Army. One in the 6th Florida, another I think in the 8th tho I think I have read he was in the First Florida.
My Mother’s Grandfather served in the 18th Alabama. He and two Brothers were captured early in the war but exchanged with Union prisoners. All of those outfits were in many major battles, probably about as much as any.
My 4th G Grandfather was a Methodist Circuit Rider and spent two years at his mission at a Confederate Camp at Doctortown, Georgia. That camp held off Sherman 3 separate times and the river bridge they were protecting was never captured or even damaged.