I do not know if someone has already provided this references, but their is a multi-multi volume set of books, known as the: The roster of Confederate soldiers, 1861-1865 / edited by Janet B. Hewett. Published: Wilmington, NC : Broadfoot Publishing Co., 1995- Most larger libraries or genealogy libraries have it (as well as the "War of the Revolution" series). It is an index, and a good librarian should be able to then guide you to other volumes for the state in question that provide information (in the case of Arkansas anyway), about where the regiment/companies were organized (which may or may not accurately indicate where the soldiers actually were from), which campaigns they were in (which may support family lore about grandpa being in the Battle of X, Y, Z), and also point you in the right direction to find rosters. Arkansas is the only place I have looked for information (so far unsuccessfully), and I would imagine that Virginia resources might be better organized. My ancestors lived in the Ozarks. Both the Union and the Confederate armies actively recruited the same populations in those corners of Arkansas and Missouri. I once quipped, because it seemed a real possibility, that they must have set up tables side-by-side on the town green to do their recruiting (and was told that wasn't all that far from the truth). Best REgards, Janet (Baugh) Hunter, formerly at janmim@aol.com