Daniel Bissell began his military career in the Connecticut State Militia as a fifer during the American Revolution.

Following the American Revolutionary War Bissell became an officer in the United States Army when he was commissioned an ensign in the 1st Infantry Regiment on April 11, 1792.

As a result, Daniel Bissell was reverted to the rank of colonel and assigned to command of the 1st Infantry Regiment.

General Daniel Bissell died December 14, 1833, in St. Louis, Missouri from pneumonia and was buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery.

The Gen. Daniel Bissell House is now owned by the St. Louis County, Missouri Parks and is open to the public as an historical attraction.