Under military age , he spent the winter of 1861 - 62 at the University of Virginia and then joined the 2nd Virginia Cavalry .
Woods joined the Confederate Army in August 1861 at the age of seventeen , a volunteer on the staff of John B. Floyd .
Under military age , Woods spent the winter of 1861 - 62 at the University of Virginia and then joined the 2nd Virginia Cavalry .
Woods joined the Confederate Army in August 1861 at the age of seventeen , a volunteer on the staff of John B. Floyd .