There is a fascinating report by Col. Philips commander of the Union 3rd Indian Home Guard on the state of the Home Guard units. The link is Fstribune.com there is a series of articles by Anderew Schofield on the war in Mo from the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion. See No 198. The title Homeguard was misleading has the Home Guard regiments per civilwararcieve.com also served in not just the Indian Territory of present day OK but also Mo and Ark.

Leonard Unger