▁– ▁colon el ▁command ant ▁ ▁John ▁H ines ▁– ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁ ▁Robert ▁Be an ▁– ▁major ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion ▁ ▁The ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Gh ent , ▁ending ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁was ▁signed ▁on ▁Christmas ▁Day ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁By ▁ 1 8 1 6 , ▁significant ▁Indian ▁resistance ▁to ▁white ▁sett lers ▁in ▁Missouri ▁was ▁at ▁an ▁end . ▁ ▁The ▁Milit ia ▁Law ▁of ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Territ ory ▁The ▁legisl ature ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Missouri ▁Territ ory ▁en act ed ▁a ▁new ▁Milit ia ▁law ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁The ▁Missouri ▁Territ ory ▁Milit ia ▁act ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁included ▁ 4 7 ▁sections ▁and ▁changed ▁the ▁service ▁requirements . ▁ ▁" Every ▁able ▁bod ied , ▁free ▁white ▁male ▁inhab it ant ▁of ▁this ▁territory , ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁eigh teen ▁and ▁forty - five ▁years , ▁shall ▁be ▁li able ▁to ▁perform ▁milit ia ▁duty ." ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁race ▁or ▁status ▁of ▁milit iam en ▁in ▁the ▁territorial ▁milit ia ▁laws . ▁ ▁The ▁act , ▁like ▁the ▁previous ▁milit ia ▁laws , ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁volunte er ▁companies ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁standard ▁milit ia ▁reg iments ▁and ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁horse ▁and ▁other ▁equipment ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁these ▁volunte er ▁companies ▁to ▁be ▁tax ▁ex empt . ▁The ▁milit ia ▁law ▁was ▁am ended ▁in ▁ 1 8