Wow. I bet your father had some interesting stories to tell.
My grandmother’s sister married an old Confederate veteran when she was quite young. When I was little, we would visit her. I remember in one of the bedrooms upstairs (big spooky house), there was an armoire with her late husband’s military uniform in it. Wish I could have got my hands on that.
Actually no, dad said grandfather talked very little to none about the war.