Oxford in Calhoun County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

John Tyler Morgan

Athens Tenn 1824 – Washington D. C. 1907

— Ala. 1833 —

John Tyler Morgan Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tracy Marsteller, February 26, 2023

1. John Tyler Morgan Marker

Inscription. Great citizen, eminent lawyer, valiant soldier, renowned statesman, diplomat, Christian gentleman. Near this spot, 1862, he mustered into service 51 Ala. Regt. Cavalry, Army Confederate States of America. Ala. U.S. Senator, 1877 until his death. This monument, commemorating heroic deeds of Brigadier General John T. Morgan Army C.S.A. erected by Confederate Dames Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Oxford Alabama
1938

Erected 1938 by Confederate Dames Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.

Location. 33° 36.409′ N, 85° 49.094′ W. Marker is in Oxford, Alabama, in Calhoun County. Memorial can be reached from Recreation Drive east of Mc Cullars Lane, on the right when traveling east. Memorial is in Oxford Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Mc Cullars Ln, Oxford AL 36203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. George W. Ingram (within shouting distance of this marker); Coldwater Covered Bridge (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lick Skillet

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Simmons Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); Creek Indian Campaign Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Historic Oxford (approx. 1.1 miles away); Cooper-Pope House (approx. 1.2 miles away); The "Shattering" of the Mississippian World (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oxford.

Also see . . . John Tyler Morgan. Morgan was chiefly known for two things during his 30 years in the Senate: Foreign relations (such as championing the construction of the Panama Canal) and his outspoken white supremacist views, including advocating the forced deportation of African-Americans to foreign countries. (Thomas Adams Upchurch, Encyclopedia of Alabama, posted April 7, 2008, last updated April 5, 2022) (Submitted on March 1, 2023.)

Photographed By Tracy Marsteller, February 26, 2023

2. John Tyler Morgan Marker

John Tyler Morgan (1824-1907) image. Click for full size.

George Prince via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division (Public Domain), circa 1901

3. John Tyler Morgan (1824-1907)

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