Andy,
The funny thing was, to prevent the Radical PEMM militia from influencing the November 1863 elections, the governor disbanded most of the PEMM regiments a few months after they were organized.

For the Lake area, in testimony before a House Investigative Committee, "There were two companies detailed from the 47th Regiment for the 9th Provisional Regiment. As for duty they did little of any kind save foraging and subsisting. "
Lt. Hammer stated "Out of 21 commissioned officers only six were permitted to offer their services as commanders of those Provisional Regiments, one of them refusing to serve in such an organization, whereupon the authorities appointed a returned rebel from Price's army in his place, as Lt and Acting Quartermaster."
That returned rebel (he had first served with the Missouri State Guard) was McClurg's previous employee on his steamboats, Louis Chalfant. Chalfant's wife's family (the Russells) is interesting - her father was a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi and was serving on board the Essex when the Arkansas attempted to run the blockade.