Gen Nelms Sir
The question is why do the Rebs outnumber Yanks by approx 51?

Maybe it is the allure of our smart grey and butternut uniforms? Maybe the desire to be part of an intellectual and erudite group of exceptionally fine officers - did George Pickett say "a gentlemen's club"? Maybe the challenge of often being the underdog and doing more with less? Then, of course, there is the fun part. We Rebs work hard and play hard. To give just one example Gen McOmish's Western Theater team building events are memorable in all respects. What with all these pluses to being a Reb it is little wonder that few want to wear a dull blue uniform.
I suggest that you Yanks get to it and do some urgent recruiting - we are running out of cannon fodder!