This man lived just over the line in Jackson County, and several Wootens resided in Henry County AL.

Copies of this man's military service file are available here. If his widow filed a death claim, copies may be in the soldier's file.

For what it's worth, exemptions didn't apply by law until May 1862, and exemptions due to death of children were never included in Confederate military code. Commissioned officers were always allowed to resign unconditionally.