▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ancy . ▁General ▁N icks ▁was ▁appointed ▁post master ▁at ▁Fort ▁Gib son ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 2 7 , ▁a ▁station ▁he ▁held ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death . ▁General ▁N icks ▁became ▁ill ▁at ▁Fort ▁Gib son ▁with ▁p neum onia ▁and ▁after ▁ten ▁days ▁he ▁died ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 3 1 . ▁His ▁fun eral ▁was ▁held ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁at ▁which ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Epis cop al ▁service ▁was ▁read , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁inter red ▁with ▁the ▁full ▁military ▁hon ors ▁due ▁his ▁rank ▁and ▁service . ▁ ▁Milit ia ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁brig ades ▁The ▁Milit ia ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁had ▁specified ▁how ▁the ▁state ▁milit ia ▁units ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁organized : ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 2 9 , ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁Territ orial ▁Legisl ature ▁passed ▁an ▁act ▁div iding ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁Territ orial ▁Milit ia ▁into ▁two ▁brig ades . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁author ized ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁Territ ory ▁a ▁second ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁second ▁brig ade ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁Territ orial ▁Milit ia . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁President ▁Andrew ▁Jackson ▁nominated ▁George ▁Hill ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Brigade ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁Milit ia ▁and ▁William ▁Mont gom ery ▁to ▁command