There is a way to pull these from the National Archives which I am chagrined to admit I have not learned. I always use Fold3 which threatens to suspend the account of anyone who pulls and shares their records.
Closest help I could give is a recommendation for a book I read decades ago, an autobiography of a "Kentucky Cavalier in Dixie". Might have something pertinent.
There is a way to pull these from the National Archives which I am chagrined to admit I have not learned. I always use Fold3 which threatens to suspend the account of anyone who pulls and shares their records.