▁new ▁territory ▁also ▁specified ▁that ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁laws ▁of ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Territ ory , ▁including ▁its ▁Milit ia ▁Law , ▁would ▁continue ▁in ▁effect ▁until ▁modified ▁or ▁repe aled ▁by ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Ark ansas . ▁The ▁general ▁assembly ▁am ended ▁the ▁existing ▁milit ia ▁law ▁on ▁several ▁occasions , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁pass ▁a ▁new ▁law ▁of ▁its ▁own ▁until ▁after ▁state hood . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁formation , ▁the ▁territory ▁included ▁the ▁following ▁five ▁count ies : ▁Ark ansas , ▁Lawrence , ▁Clark , ▁H emp st ead , ▁Pul ask i . ▁ ▁First ▁territorial ▁governor , ▁James ▁Miller , ▁ 1 8 1 9 – 1 8 2 4 ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁governor ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁Territ ory , ▁James ▁Miller , ▁seemed ▁at ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁ideal ▁man ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁milit ia ▁in ▁the ▁wild ▁new ▁region . ▁Born ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 6 , ▁Miller ▁joined ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁age ▁and ▁was ▁commission ed ▁an ▁inf antry ▁major ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 8 . ▁So on ▁after ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁broke ▁out , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁of ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁Vol unte ers . ▁At ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Lund y ' s ▁Lane , ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁Miller ▁gained ▁fame ▁when ▁he ▁respond ed ▁" I ' ll ▁try , ▁sir !" ▁to ▁his