▁dated ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 2 5 . ▁ ▁Code ▁du ello ▁and ▁early ▁milit ia ▁officers ▁Governor ▁Iz ard ▁appointed ▁Benjamin ▁Des ha ▁to ▁succeed ▁Far rel ly ▁as ▁adj ut ant ▁general . ▁Des ha ▁was ▁a ▁veter an ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁and ▁a ▁close ▁political ▁al ly ▁of ▁powerful ▁Territ orial ▁Secretary ▁Robert ▁C . ▁C ritt enden . ▁To ▁assist ▁in ▁organ izing ▁the ▁forces , ▁Iz ard ▁appointed ▁two ▁a ides , ▁Lie uten ants ▁Colonel ▁Henry ▁W . ▁Con way ▁and ▁Am bro se ▁H . ▁Se vier , ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁political ▁leaders ▁in ▁the ▁Territ ory . ▁ ▁Benjamin ▁Des ha ▁held ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁adj ut ant ▁general ▁from ▁ 1 8 2 6 – 1 8 2 8 ▁before ▁res ign ing ▁in ▁a ▁sc andal ▁following ▁a ▁du el ▁between ▁Robert ▁C ritt enden ▁and ▁Colonel / Re present ative ▁Henry ▁Con way . ▁C ritt enden ▁and ▁Con way ▁had ▁argued ▁over ▁a ▁political ▁contest ▁between ▁Colonel ▁Con way ▁and ▁Colonel ▁Robert ▁C . ▁Og den . ▁C ritt enden ▁mort ally ▁wounded ▁Con way ▁in ▁the ▁du el ▁which ▁occurred ▁October ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 2 7 , ▁on ▁an ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River , ▁opposite ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁river . ▁Governor ▁Iz ard ▁next ▁appointed ▁Wh art on ▁R ector , ▁Jr . ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁adj ut ant ▁general