Jeremiah Fairburn filed an application for a Confederate pension in Tangipahoa Parish. (Click on this link)
http://www.sec.state.la.us/cgibin?rqstyp=cpadtl&rqsdta=06190

Name: Jeremiah Fairburn
Occupation: Farmer
Enlistment Date: 6 Apr 1862
Enlistment Place: Hawkinstown, Virginia
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Virginia
Service Record: Enlisted in Company B, 58th Militia Regiment Virginia.
Enlisted as a Private on 6 April 1862.
Enlisted in Company D, 7th Cavalry Regiment Virginia on 6 Apr 1862.

Height: 6' "
Eye Color: dark
Hair Color: dark
Complexion: ruddy

If the info above is similar to yours, his military and pension records should provide the answers to your questions.

As suggested by Johnny Reb's post, these records are available at this link.
http://history-sites.com/research/index.html