Honest, I was not trying to be critical. This stuff is hard enough to figure out and write about without adding criticism into the mix. I merely want to determine how a Carter County man could have served in the 2nd Colorado Cavalry. It's still a mystery, and we may never know how it came about. As far as him being in the 32nd Enrolled Missouri Militia, yes, that is much better than the 31st. We know that men in at least Washington and St. Francois Counties served in the 32nd EMM. I would imagine that parts of that regiment contained men from other counties of southeast MO as well, maybe even tree-covered Carter County, too.

Bruce