Sounds like not sticking with Custer was a wise decision.
My GGrandpa lived in Florida but only a few hundred yards from the Alabama line. He and his Brothers enlisted at Elba, Alabama. His name was Martin Abel McDuffie. Some more of Mother’s family served with Laird’s Rangers but I know nothing of them.
My paternal ancestors enlisted in the First and Sixth Florida. They were organized in Pensacola and trained at Chattahoochee which is now the site of the state mental hospital.
Awesome historical and amazing all in one....... Bless em all for what they endured.
Stay Safe !!