I re-read your last reply again, and you didn't sound gruff. The printed word leaves a lot to the imagination. I am on night shift this week, so I get carried away.

Based on what you sent me (and thank you very much for that), I now see that Henderson Roy or Rhoi joined the combined 31st and 32nd Missouri Infantry Regiment at Patterson, Wayne County in fall of 1862, but then deserted and ?. Yes, I can see how frustrating it must be to figure out how he went from little Patterson down in the woods of SE MO in November 1862 to join the 2nd Colorado Cavalry across the state. Stranger still, the 2nd Colo Cav didn't come to MO until late 1863, one year after he deserted. It seems this guy was in limbo as far as the Union army was concerned for about a year. What a puzzle!

Bruce