Matthew, how would a country that just came into existense with no standing army have a difference between a regular army and a volunteer army. In 1861 every soldier that the South had was a volunteer. Was there a cut off year with everyone that volunteered before that date being the regular army and everyone that joined after that date became a volunteer?

I can see this on the northern side as they had a standing regular army before the war started and everyone that joined after the war started was a volunteer.

I can also see this with the south, with state militia units volunteering for confederate service. Then these militia units would become regular army.

Please give us the scoop on this will you.

cajun