▁this ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁step ▁toward ▁promotion , ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁accomplished ▁with ▁ease ". ▁ ▁First ▁regiment al ▁command ers ▁The ▁Milit ia ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁had ▁specified ▁the ▁officers ▁which ▁were ▁all otted ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁milit ias ▁as : ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁regiment al ▁command ers ▁after ▁Ark ansas ▁became ▁a ▁separate ▁territory ▁were : ▁ ▁Governor ▁George ▁Iz ard ▁ 1 8 2 4 – 1 8 2 8 ▁ ▁When ▁newly ▁appointed ▁governor ▁George ▁Iz ard ▁arrived ▁in ▁Ark ansas ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁he ▁found ▁that ▁his ▁prede cess or ▁had ▁been ▁un success ful ▁in ▁doing ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁bare ▁minimum ▁of ▁milit ia ▁organization . ▁He ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁senior ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁Milit ia ▁were ▁occupied ▁with ▁other ▁duties . ▁Hold ing ▁multiple ▁offices ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁common ▁practice ▁under ▁Governor ▁Miller . ▁William ▁Brad ford , ▁the ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁Milit ia , ▁was ▁living ▁at ▁Fort ▁Town sen ▁and ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁s ut ler ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment . ▁Ter rance ▁Far rel ly , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁as ▁adj ut ant ▁general ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 , ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁Ark ansas ▁County ▁and ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁that ▁county . ▁Iz ard ▁was ▁the ▁ideal ▁man ▁to ▁bring ▁professional ▁military ▁standards ▁to ▁the ▁rough ▁and ▁t umble ▁Ark ansas ▁milit ia . ▁On