▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁Milit ia . ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁William ▁Mont gom ery ' s ▁appointment ▁was ▁to ▁replace ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁N icks . ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁N icks ▁office ▁as ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade ▁had ▁been ▁vac ated ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁residence ▁being ▁outside ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁western ▁boundary ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁Territ ory ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁county ▁milit ia ▁reg iments ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁brig ades ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁fashion : ▁ ▁Conf lict ▁with ▁Native ▁Americans ▁When ▁Ark ansas ▁became ▁a ▁territory ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁there ▁were ▁several ▁thousand ▁Indians ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁Early ▁Ark ansas ▁sett lers ▁perce ived ▁these ▁Indians ▁as ▁dangerous ▁sav ages . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁tribes , ▁the ▁Qu ap aw , ▁C add o , ▁and ▁Ch ero kee , ▁were ▁in ▁actual ity ▁quiet ▁and ▁peace ful . ▁Problem s ▁also ▁en su ed ▁along ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁boundary ▁with ▁the ▁Indian ▁nation , ▁with ▁whites ▁and ▁Indians ▁each ▁wand ering ▁across ▁the ▁ill ▁defined ▁border . ▁The ▁first ▁recorded ▁cl ash ▁between ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Milit ia ▁and ▁Native ▁Americans ▁apparently ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 . ▁Captain ▁George ▁Gray , ▁Indian ▁Agent ▁for ▁the ▁Ch ero kee ▁Nation ▁at ▁Sul ph ur ▁F ork , ▁wrote ▁to ▁Secretary ▁of