▁adj ut ant ▁general ▁ ▁Major ▁Franco is ▁V aug ine , ▁came ▁to ▁Ark ansas ▁as ▁the ▁adj ut ant - major ▁to ▁the ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Post ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 7 8 0 s . ▁V aug ine ▁had ▁previously ▁served ▁in ▁Company ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion , ▁Stand ing ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Louisiana , ▁Spanish ▁Army , ▁al lied ▁with ▁U . S . ▁Forces ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution . ▁V aug ine ▁was ▁approximately ▁ 1 9 ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁this ▁appointment , ▁but ▁as ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁noble ▁family , ▁appointment ▁to ▁military ▁office ▁at ▁young ▁age ▁was ▁not ▁un common . ▁V aug ine ' s ▁service ▁as ▁an ▁officer ▁did ▁not ▁end ▁there . ▁Records ▁indicated ▁that ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁captain ▁of ▁milit ia ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁and ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁ 1 7 9 9 . ▁Major ▁V aug ine ▁became ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Cit izen ▁after ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁purchase ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Judge . ▁Major ▁V aug ine ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Milit ia ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁and ▁his ▁grave ▁in ▁modern - day ▁Jefferson ▁County , ▁Ark ansas ▁is ▁marked ▁with ▁a ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁veter ans ▁head stone . ▁ ▁Captain ▁of ▁Caval ry ▁Franco is