ia . ▁The ▁act ▁organized ▁the ▁forces ▁into ▁two ▁separate ▁brig ades , ▁provided ▁that ▁batt al ions ▁were ▁to ▁must er ▁ann ually ▁and ▁companies ▁were ▁to ▁assemble ▁twice ▁year ly , ▁and ▁established ▁an ▁administrative ▁framework ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁organization . ▁Iz ard ' s ▁periodic ▁re organ ization ▁orders , ▁combined ▁with ▁legisl ation , ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁effective ▁milit ia ▁system ▁for ▁Ark ansas ▁Territ ory . ▁ ▁General ▁John ▁N icks ▁General ▁Brad ford ▁had ▁continued ▁in ▁service ▁as ▁both ▁the ▁s ut ler ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁at ▁Fort ▁Town sen ▁and ▁the ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Milit ia ▁Brigade ▁of ▁the ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁at ▁Fort ▁Town sen ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 2 6 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁president ▁nominated ▁former ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁John ▁N icks ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁next ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁Milit ia . ▁Like ▁his ▁prede cess or , ▁General ▁N icks ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁post ▁s ut ler ▁to ▁Fort ▁Gib son ▁until ▁his ▁own ▁death ▁at ▁that ▁location ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 3 1 . ▁ ▁John ▁N icks ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁during ▁the ▁Revolution ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁as ▁a ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁Third ▁Infantry ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 0 8 . ▁He ▁served ▁with ▁distinction ▁through ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8