Hi there,
Welcome to the CSA and to the game, even though I'm decently new myself.
I'm not exactly sure in great extent all of the details, however, the 33rd Virginia Infantry recruited directly from the counties of Hampshire, Shenandoah, Frederick, Hardy, Page, and Rockingham, and the First Virginia Cavalry took men from the counties of Amelia, Augusta, Berkeley, Clarke, Frederick, Gloucester, Jefferson, Loudoun, Rockbridge, Rockingham, and Washington. My guess is that you volunteered for a regiment that recruited from your county or region, or just joined the regiment of whoever you ran into first, but can someone confirm this for me?
If you're an Irishman in the east, and your values lie with the South, many Irishmen and other Europeans volunteered or drafted for the First Virginia Battalion (the company that I run is part of this!
), which was primarily European/Irish enlisted/NCOs, and Canadian and American officers.
That's frankly all I can help with, maybe someone else can come along and add to this.