to May 9 of 1813, Fort Meigs was attacked by a large British and Indian force from Canada under Major General Henry Procter (see Siege of Fort Meigs). Early on, Stoddard was wounded in the leg by shrapnel. He survived long enough to see the British retreat, but on May 11 he died from tetanus. Tributes According to a diary kept by Captain Daniel Cushing, Major Stoddard was buried in front of the Grand Battery at Fort Meigs. A stone monument inside the fort honors his memory today. Stoddard County, Missouri, was named for him. References External links Rootsweb biography Moshistory.org papers 1762 births 1813 deaths Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives People from Woodbury, Connecticut People from Hallowell, Maine Infectious disease deaths in Ohio Deaths from tetanus