He rose to the rank of first lieutenant in 1813, after commanding a company of Tennessee troops at Fort Stephenson on Lake Erie.
To avoid being court martialed on charges of cowardice and dereliction of duty, Anthony resigned his commission.
He re-enlisted as an assistant adjutant general under Andrew Jackson, which gained him the lifelong distinction of major.
An anonymous letter published in the Arkansas Advocate attacked him as a political pawn for Chester Ashley and William E.
An amendment was proposed for a bill that paid citizens for wolf scalps; however, Anthony made remarks about the speaker of the House and newly elected Real Estate Bank of Arkansas, John Wilson.