Your last paragraph: "Another such instance being researched is of Federal soldiers accompanied by uniformed and armed (former slave) soldiers attempting to enlist other such slaves in the early months of 1864. If anyone researching Southeast Missouri can add to these accounts, please advise."

I found bits and pieces of information concerning these same men involved in earlier activity involving contrabands. I was just trying to give you a lead. I didn't try to tract down information on all of those involved, only part of them.