Note 182 — Chapter XLII
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On the history of Fort Massac, and the origin of its name, see Michaux’s Travels, vol. iii of this series, p. 73, note 139.
Captain Daniel Bissell, the commandant at this point, had welcomed Burr on his descent of the Ohio two years before Cuming. Bissell joined the army from Connecticut as lieutenant, in 1794, being made captain in 1799. During the War of 1812-15, he became brigadier-general and served on the northern frontier, winning a slight skirmish at Lyons Creek. He resigned from the army in 1821, and died in 1833.—Ed.