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There are no muster rolls contained in the CSR file for Coleman's regiment. The notation in the files indicate that the regiment existed in 1864/5. This would explain the lack of muster rolls.

Although Capt. Wiley Jones' file is located in the Coleman regimental file, there is no indication of enlistment or service dates.

Wiley C. Jones, Captain, Company E, Coleman's Regiment Missouri Cavalry, captured in Lawrence County, Arkansas June 17, 1862, received at Gratiot St. Prison, St. Louis, Mo., from Smithville, Ark., June 27, 1862, forwarded July 19 to Alton, Illinois Military Prison, delivered to Aiken's Landing, Va. for Captains exchange, n.d., no further records

M322: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Missouri

The event you refer to is recorded in Mosocco's The Chronological Tracking of the Civil War per the OR notes for the date in question:

06 17 1862 Skirmish near Smithville, AR, killing a few bushwackers

Col. W. O. Coleman at the time was Commanding the 4th Missouri Cavalry and is noted in the records as:

Col. 4th Reg. Mo. Cav. March 13, 1862 & May 3, 1862 and later he signed a receipt for one hat, Feb. 20, 1863 at Little Rock, Ark., as Col. 4th Regiment Missouri Cavalry, see:

http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2522
http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=6644

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W O. Coleman

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Colonel (date unknown).

He also had service in:

Field & Staff AR 46th Infantry
Field & Staff MO 4th Cavalry
Field & Staff MO Coleman's Battn Cavalry

Other Information:
born 1/12/1837 in New York City, NY

(Served in Mexican War with 2nd MS Infantry. Alive in 1910)
After the War he lived in San Benito, TX

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
- Field Officers, Regiments & Battalions of CS Army
- Confederate Veteran Magazine
- Photo from Confederate Veteran Magazine

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Coleman, W O - "Service of Col W O Coleman" - "Confederate Veteran Vol 19 1911"

Obituary, Confederate Veteran, Vol. 36, 1928, p. 107

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Some additional information:

"The 10th Missouri infantry (also known as 1st Regiment Missouri Infantry and Steen's Regiment Missouri Infantry) appears to have been organized about November 1862 by the consolidation of Steen's and Pickett's Battalions Missouri Infantry, together with men of Preist's and Winston's Regiments Missouri State Guard Infantry and Coleman's Regiment Missouri Cavalry and from a Col Johnston's Cavalry command."

The Coleman's Regiment unit history in Jim McGhee's pivotal work "Guide to Missouri Confederate Units" pg 168, tells us that Coleman received his appointment and authorization to raise a regiment on June 20 1862. He was already in command of 8 companies cavalry presumably part of the 7th Division Missouri State Guard. Coleman failed to complete organization and his companies dismounted by late Sept 1862 after Gen Hindman cashiered Coleman out of the CSA on July 31, 1862.
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Hope this helps

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