▁regiment al ▁officers ▁were ▁appointed : ▁▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁colon el ▁command ant ▁– ▁John ▁M . ▁Hart ▁ ▁Major ▁of ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion ▁– ▁Stephen ▁Ross ▁▁ 1 st ▁Company : ▁ ▁El ish a ▁W ins or ▁– ▁captain ▁ ▁Thomas . ▁W ins or ▁– ▁lieutenant ▁ ▁Joseph ▁Sh ield s ▁– ▁en sign ▁▁ 2 nd ▁Company : ▁ ▁Edward ▁Mat he ws ▁– ▁captain ▁ ▁Jos ▁Smith ▁– ▁lieutenant ▁ ▁James ▁Lucas ▁– ▁en sign ▁▁ 3 rd ▁Company : ▁ ▁Benjamin ▁My ers ▁– ▁captain ▁ ▁John ▁Walker ▁– ▁lieutenant ▁ ▁Joseph ▁West bro ok ▁– ▁en sign ▁▁ 4 th ▁Company : ▁ ▁Edward ▁T anner ▁– ▁captain ▁ ▁Andrew . ▁Robert son ▁– ▁lieutenant ▁ ▁Jacob ▁Gib son ▁– ▁en sign ▁ ▁Major ▁of ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion ▁– ▁Joseph ▁Hunter ▁ ▁Richard ▁H . ▁W aters ▁– ▁judge ▁advoc ate ▁ ▁John ▁Walker ▁adj ut ant . ▁As ▁was ▁the ▁case ▁in ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Ark ansas , ▁the ▁regiment al ▁officers ▁for ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁New ▁Madrid , ▁included ▁men ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁French / Span ish ▁colonial ▁milit ia ' s ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁P urchase . ▁During ▁the ▁Spanish / F rench ▁colonial ▁regime ▁there ▁were ▁three ▁companies ▁of ▁milit ia ▁in ▁New ▁Madrid , ▁two ▁inf antry ▁and ▁one ▁company ▁of ▁ ▁Drag o ons . ▁Captain ▁La ▁Valle , ▁Lieutenant ▁La ▁For ge ▁and ▁En sign ▁Char pent ier ▁were ▁the ▁officers ▁on ▁one ▁company ▁and