[3] The American settlers became fearful after these Creek attacks and were unsure if the United States would protect them due to fact they were squatters on public lands.

[6] En route from Fort St. Stephens to intercept Peter McQueen's party of Red Sticks who were returning from Pensacola with supplies, Colonel James Caller stopped at Fort Glass after passing through Jackson.

[8] After the Battle of Burnt Corn, General Ferdinand Claiborne feared swift revenge on part of the Red Sticks.

Claiborne sent Colonel Joseph Carson with two hundred mounted soldiers to Fort Glass as reinforcements to protect the settlers in the surrounding area.

[15] The approximate site of Fort Glass has been identified and archaeological surveys have been made of the area, but no defining features have been found.