For details regarding the organization of the MSG, including the 8th Division, I refer you to Sterling Price's Lieutenants: A Guide to the Officers and Organization of the Missouri State Guard 1861-1865 by Richard C. Peterson, James E. McGhee, Kip A. Lindberg, and Keith I. Daleen

For details regarding the organization of Confederate Missouri Units including Rosser's Battalion, Erwin's Battalion and the 6th Missouri Infantry Regiment I refer you to Guide to Missouri Confederate Units, 1861-1865 By James E. McGhee

Stephen F Taylor can therein be traced from Major in the 2nd Infy Regiment of the 8th Div, MSG to Captain in Rosser's 1st [aka 7th] Battalion to Captain in Erwin's Battalion [aka 3rd & 5th Battalion] and ultimately to Captain in the 6th Missouri Infantry Regiment.