ans ▁into ▁a ▁coh es ive ▁milit ia ▁force : ▁ ▁" The ▁scattered ▁state ▁of ▁our ▁Population ▁here ▁and ▁the ▁constant ▁changes ▁of ▁Res idence ▁among ▁the ▁In hab itants ▁make ▁it ▁imp ract ical ▁to ▁organ ize ▁the ▁Milit ia ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁manner ▁as ▁may ▁render ▁their ▁Service ▁prompt ▁and ▁efficient ". ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁contin ual ▁organiz ational ▁problems ▁from ▁the ▁very ▁start ▁was ▁arms ▁proc ure ment . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁common ▁mis con ception ▁that ▁the ▁front iers men ▁had ▁plenty ▁of ▁weapons ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁family ▁ar sen al ▁to ▁arm ▁the ▁milit ia . ▁And , ▁indeed , ▁the ▁federal ▁Milit ia ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁did ▁provide ▁that ▁milit iam en ▁were ▁to ▁provide ▁their ▁own ▁arms ▁and ▁equipment ; ▁mounted ▁men ▁were ▁even ▁required ▁to ▁provide ▁their ▁own ▁horse ▁and ▁s addle . ▁ ▁Governor ▁Miller ▁realized ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁Ark ansas ▁Milit ia ▁would ▁need ▁arms , ▁therefore , ▁immediately ▁upon ▁his ▁appointment ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . ▁C . ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁an ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁Or dn ance ▁Department ▁for ▁weapons . ▁On ▁his ▁way , ▁he ▁obtained ▁ 4 0 0 ▁stand ▁of ▁arms , ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁r ounds ▁of ▁am mun ition , ▁and ▁fifty ▁p ist ols ▁from ▁the ▁Army ▁ar sen al ▁at ▁Pitts burgh , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁Upon ▁reaching ▁Ark ansas , ▁Miller ▁discovered ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁public ▁arm ory , ▁and ▁was