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'''Joseph Morgan Wilcox''' (15 March 1790 - 15 January 1814) was an American military officer who was killed during the [[Creek War]]. |
'''Joseph Morgan Wilcox''' (15 March 1790 - 15 January 1814) was an American military officer who was killed during the [[Creek War]]. |
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A native of [[Killingworth, Connecticut]], Wilcox graduated from the [[United States Military Academy]] in 1812 (1st of his class) and was commissioned as a [[first lieutenant]] in the United States |
A native of [[Killingworth, Connecticut]], Wilcox graduated from the [[United States Military Academy]] in 1812 (1st of his class) and was directly commissioned as a [[first lieutenant]] in the [[Active regular United States Army units with campaign credit for the War of 1812#1st Infantry|3rd Regiment]].<ref name="Owen1921">{{cite book|author=Thomas McAdory Owen|title=History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R2Z5AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1762|year=1921|publisher=S. J. Clarke publishing Company|pages=1762}}</ref> Lieutenant Wilcox joined Colonel [[Gilbert C. Russell]]' force that left [[Fort Claiborne]] to attack [[Red Sticks|Red Stick]] villages on the [[Cahaba River]]. Two barges were planned to meet the main force, but never made it to the rendezvous point. Colonel Russell sent Lt. Wilcox and five additional soldiers to scout for the missing barges.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Weir, III |first1=Howard |title=A Paradise of Blood: The Creek War of 1813-14 |date=2016 |publisher=Westholme |location=Yardley, Pennsylvania |isbn=978-1-59416-270-1 |pages=384–90}}</ref> On January 15, 1814, Wilcox was tomahawked and scalped by a group of Creek warriors near the [[Alabama River]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lieutenant Joseph Morgan Wilcox |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=68159 |website=Historical Marker Database |access-date=18 December 2020}}</ref> [[Wilcox County, Alabama]], formed from land ceded to the [[United States]] as a result of the Creek War, is named in his honor.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Siebenthaler |first1=Donna |title=Wilcox County |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1294 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama |access-date=18 December 2020}}</ref> He was initially buried at Fort Claiborne in [[Monroe County, Alabama|Monroe County]], but was later reburied in [[Camden, Alabama|Camden]] in Wilcox County.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph M. Wilcox |url=https://forwhattheygave.com/2012/06/21/joseph-m-wilcox/ |website=For What They Gave |date=21 June 2012 |access-date=18 December 2020}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 21:21, 17 August 2023
Joseph Morgan Wilcox (15 March 1790 - 15 January 1814) was an American military officer who was killed during the Creek War.
A native of Killingworth, Connecticut, Wilcox graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1812 (1st of his class) and was directly commissioned as a first lieutenant in the 3rd Regiment.[1] Lieutenant Wilcox joined Colonel Gilbert C. Russell' force that left Fort Claiborne to attack Red Stick villages on the Cahaba River. Two barges were planned to meet the main force, but never made it to the rendezvous point. Colonel Russell sent Lt. Wilcox and five additional soldiers to scout for the missing barges.[2] On January 15, 1814, Wilcox was tomahawked and scalped by a group of Creek warriors near the Alabama River.[3] Wilcox County, Alabama, formed from land ceded to the United States as a result of the Creek War, is named in his honor.[4] He was initially buried at Fort Claiborne in Monroe County, but was later reburied in Camden in Wilcox County.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Thomas McAdory Owen (1921). History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 1762.
- ^ Weir, III, Howard (2016). A Paradise of Blood: The Creek War of 1813-14. Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholme. pp. 384–90. ISBN 978-1-59416-270-1.
- ^ "Lieutenant Joseph Morgan Wilcox". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Siebenthaler, Donna. "Wilcox County". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Joseph M. Wilcox". For What They Gave. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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