You mentioned that Mr. Roy also served in the 31st MSM. I wonder if what was meant here is either the 31st Missouri Infantry Regiment (a full, active-duty regiment that served most of the war outside of Missouri and partly in the Army of the Tennessee) or the 31st EMM (a militia unit that served in and near home during the war), since the MSM regiments did not number higher than the 14th or so. The Carter County connection is a poor fit for having served in the 2nd Colorado Cavalry, since the 2nd never served in that region of southeast Missouri. That tells me that Mr. Roy moved to Carter County after the war. However, the 31st Enrolled Missouri Militia is a good fit for Roy, since that unit, as far as I can tell, was from northwest Missouri north of the Missouri River (at least from Platte, Gentry, Harrison, and Worth Counties), and the 2nd Colorado Cavalry campaigned at least in Platte County during July and August 1864 against Confederate Lieutenant Colonel Thornton's ill-fated uprising in that region.

I'm thinking the 31st MSM was a mistype somewhere along the line. I know I do that all the time in spite of my best efforts.

Bruce Nichols