▁the ▁other ▁milit ia ▁company ▁was ▁officer ed ▁by ▁Captain ▁Mc Co y , ▁Lieutenant ▁Joseph ▁Hun ot , ▁and ▁En sign ▁John ▁Hart . ▁The ▁company ▁of ▁drag o ons ▁was ▁commanded ▁by ▁Captain ▁Richard ▁Jones ▁W aters , ▁with ▁Lieutenant ▁George ▁N . ▁Re agan , ▁and ▁En sign ▁John ▁Bapt iste ▁B ars al oux . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Territ orial ▁Legisl ature ▁created ▁Lawrence ▁County ▁from ▁the ▁lower ▁portion ▁of ▁New ▁Madrid ▁County , ▁bounded ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁by ▁Ark ansas ▁County . ▁ ▁The ▁creation ▁of ▁Lawrence ▁County ▁necess itated ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁a ▁separate ▁commander ▁for ▁the ▁county ▁milit ia . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁Missouri ▁Governor ▁William ▁Clark ▁commission ed ▁Louis ▁de ▁Mun ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁and ▁command ant ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Regiment ▁Missouri ▁Milit ia . ▁De ▁Mun , ▁who ▁had ▁command ▁responsibility ▁for ▁all ▁of ▁Lawrence ▁County , ▁was ▁ordered ▁by ▁the ▁governor ▁to ▁" d isch ar ge ▁the ▁duty ▁of ▁L t . ▁Colonel ▁Com dt . ▁by ▁doing ▁and ▁performing ▁all ▁manner ▁of ▁things ..." ▁The ▁Executive ▁Pro ceed ings ▁of ▁Missouri ▁Territ ory ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁contains ▁the ▁following ▁appoint ments ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Regiment , ▁Missouri ▁Territ ory ▁( L aw rence ▁County ): ▁ ▁Louis ▁De ▁Mun