▁week ▁later . ▁O den ▁would ▁be ▁tried ▁and ▁acqu itted ▁of ▁" Rece iving ▁a ▁Challenge ". ▁This ▁du el ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁st iff ening ▁of ▁the ▁territorial ▁law ▁against ▁du eling . ▁ ▁News ▁of ▁Allen ' s ▁re jection ▁by ▁the ▁sen ate ▁apparently ▁arrived ▁in ▁Ark ansas ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁died . ▁It ▁appears ▁that ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Allen ▁had ▁run ▁af oul ▁of ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Secretary , ▁Robert ▁C ritt enden ▁and ▁this ▁political ▁difference ▁may ▁have ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁re jection ▁of ▁Allen ' s ▁nom ination . ▁General ▁Allen ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁forming ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁Milit ia ▁into ▁a ▁brig ade ▁and ▁with ▁appoint ing ▁Alexander ▁S . ▁Walker ▁as ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Regiment , ▁Ark ansas ▁Milit ia . ▁ ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Hog an ▁Governor ▁Miller ▁secured ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁Edmund ▁Hog an ▁as ▁brig ad ier ▁general , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁replace ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁Allen . ▁Edmund ▁Hog an ▁was ▁a ▁wealth y ▁land ▁owner , ▁judge ▁and ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁the ▁territorial ▁legisl ature ▁whose ▁previous ▁military ▁service ▁included ▁ 9 0 ▁days ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Missouri ▁R anger ▁Comp an ies ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁and ▁an ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁appointment ▁as ▁Captain ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Company ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Missouri ▁Territ orial ▁Milit ia ▁Regiment ▁( Ar k