Trouble importing archived mail box

I had a mail account set up as POP for about a month and decided it would be better for iPhone/MBP syncing purposes to switch to IMAP.
I wanted to save all of my Sent mail so I archived and saved as "Sent Messages.mbox"
When I went to import, everything seemed to go fine with the exception of how those emails are now displayed.
Currently, if I want to access them, I have to go On My Mac > Import > Sent Messages.mbox > mbox. After doing that, the messages are no longer organized by the recipient like a normal sent box is; the heading lists "From" instead of "To."
I've tried simply dragging the imported messages to my regular sent folder to no avail. Is there a way to restore the imported mail to either my regular sent folder or be able to at least organize them according to the recipient?

Quit Mail. Force quit if necessary.
Back up all data. That means you know you can restore the Mail database, no matter what happens.
Triple-click the line below on this page to select it:
~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/Envelope Index
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C). In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder
from the menu bar. Paste into the box that opens (command-V), then press return.
A Finder window will open with a file selected. Move the selected file to the Desktop, leaving the window open. Other files in the folder may have names that begin with "Envelope Index". Move those files, if any, to the Trash.
Log out and log back in. Relaunch Mail. It should prompt you to re-import your messages. You may get a warning that the index is corrupt and that Mail has to quit. Click OK.
Test. If Mail now works as expected, you can delete the file you moved to the Desktop. Otherwise, post your results.

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Triple-click the line below on this page to select it:
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Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C). In the Finder, select
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