Most of those who fought for the south were conscripts, they were themselves slaves of the state.
Lincoln once said that anyone who supported slavery should find out more about the institution by becoming a slave themselves. Ironically, the southern soldiers were enslaved to fight for slavery, and many deserted, not caring for the institution or the cause.
They sure gave the North hell for a few years. I hope you don’t think they were a pretended army too?
Some truly great commanders.