▁titles . ▁ ▁" Col onel " ▁Robert ▁C ritt enden ▁was ▁a ▁mere ▁en sign ▁during ▁his ▁military ▁career , ▁and ▁" General " ▁John ▁Harr ington ▁had ▁not ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁regular ▁Army ▁at ▁all ! ▁ ▁John ▁Harr ington ▁used ▁the ▁title ▁" M aj or " ▁which ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁Georgia ▁Milit ia ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁Sep ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁to ▁replace ▁Major ▁Middle ton ▁Wood s . ▁ ▁( Ge org ia ▁Govern ors ' ▁J ourn als ▁ 1 7 8 9 – 1 7 9 8 , ▁Franklin ▁County ▁Page ▁ 8 6 ). ▁ ▁The ▁milit ia ▁gave ▁status - cons cious ▁early ▁Ark ans ans ▁an ▁easy ▁opportunity ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁military ▁title ▁at ▁very ▁little ▁exp ense ▁in ▁effort . ▁ ▁The ▁death ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁of ▁a ▁French ▁veter an ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution , ▁M ons ier ▁Le ▁No ir ▁De ▁Serv ha e ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁good ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁page antry ▁of ▁the ▁territorial ▁milit ia : ▁ ▁Governor ▁John ▁Pope , ▁ 1 8 2 9 – 1 8 3 5 ▁President ▁Andrew ▁Jackson ▁appointed ▁John ▁Pope ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁third ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁Territ ory ▁on ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁Pope ▁was ▁a ▁Kent uck ian ▁who , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁an ▁arm ▁as ▁a ▁youth ▁had ▁no ▁prior