Have you been able to match Osage from the 2nd IHG with names in the 9th KS Cav? I suppose these are those that 'went on a buffalo hunt' and were dropped from the rolls of the 2nd IHG, right?
I'd be interested in other involvement of the Osage. Have you found them in other units or mentions of them informally attached?
Who were the Osage with John Mathews at the beginning of the war? Can they be identified later in Confederate Units?