▁out ▁an ▁entire ▁milit ia ▁regiment ▁for ▁service ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁required ▁must ers , ▁there ▁are ▁am ple ▁examples ▁of ▁volunte er ▁or ▁" in dependent " ▁companies ▁turning ▁out ▁for ▁service ▁during ▁times ▁of ▁war ▁or ▁conflict . ▁ ▁The ▁Ark ansas ▁District , ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁By ▁ 1 8 0 6 , ▁the ▁lower ▁two ▁third s ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁Madrid ▁was ▁re - design ated ▁as ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Ark ansas ; ▁the ▁area ▁had ▁two ▁milit ia ▁units : ▁one ▁caval ry ▁company ▁and ▁one ▁inf antry ▁company . ▁Despite ▁the ▁small ▁population , ▁it ▁appears ▁that ▁the ▁early ▁Ark ans ans ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁milit ia ▁in ▁fairly ▁large ▁numbers . ▁ ▁A ▁ro ster ▁of ▁milit ia ▁appoint ments ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁dated ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁demonstr ates ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁U . S . ▁Administration ▁attempted ▁to ▁promote ▁continu ity ▁and ▁stability ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁acquired ▁territory ▁by ▁appoint ing ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁existing ▁colonial ▁milit ia ▁leaders ▁and ▁early ▁sett lers : ▁ ▁Major ▁Franco is ▁V aug ine ▁Captain ▁of ▁Caval ry ▁Franco is ▁Val ier ▁( Val li ere ) ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁Caval ry ▁Jacob ▁Bright ▁Cor net ▁Pierre ▁( Peter ) ▁Le F ev re ▁Captain ▁of ▁Infantry ▁Leonard ▁Ke pler ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁Infantry ▁Anthony ▁Wolf ▁En sign ▁Charles ▁B oug ie ▁( B oug y ) ▁ ▁Major ▁David ▁Del ay , ▁inspect or ▁and