ory ▁of ▁Missouri ▁was ▁re organ ized , ▁under ▁an ▁Act ▁of ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁providing ▁for ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁the ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Missouri . ▁Since ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁had ▁been ▁dissol ved . ▁The ▁milit ia ▁for ▁the ▁former ▁District ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁was ▁officially ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion ▁( Ar k ansas ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Regiment , ▁County ▁of ▁New ▁Madrid . ▁ ▁Major ▁V aug ine ▁remained ▁in ▁command ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁officers ▁were ▁announced : ▁ ▁Major ▁ ▁Franco is ▁V aug ine ▁ 1 st ▁Company : ▁Daniel ▁Mo oney ▁Capt , ▁Har ro ld ▁Still well ▁L t , ▁Ten ace ▁R ac ine ▁En sign ▁ 2 nd ▁Company : ▁James ▁Sc ull ▁Capt , ▁Peter ▁Le fe vre ▁L t , ▁Charles ▁B oug y ▁En sign ▁ 3 rd ▁Company : ▁B lass ingham ▁H . ▁Mc F ar lane ▁Capt , ▁John ▁Lem mon ▁L t , ▁William ▁D yle ▁En sign ▁ ▁Missouri ▁r anger ▁companies ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁constant ▁British ▁ag itation ▁and ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁Indian ▁nations ▁lead ▁territorial ▁deleg ates ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Congress ▁to ▁ur ge ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁R anger ▁Comp an ies ▁to ▁assist ▁with ▁pat rolling ▁and ▁construction ▁of ▁for ts ▁along ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Front ier . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 – 1 3 , ▁Congress ▁passed ▁a ▁law ▁author izing ▁the ▁president ▁to