Tarboro in Edgecombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Colonel Louis D. Wilson

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 18, 2023

1. Colonel Louis D. Wilson monument, facing south towards West Wilson Street

Inscription.

South
Erected by his fellow citizens of the county of Edgecomb
In Memory of Col. Louis D. Wilson of the 12. Regt. of U.S. Infantry,
Who died at Vera Cruz, on his way to join the American Army in Mexico.

East
Col. L.D. Wison was born May 12. 1789. and died August 12. 1847.

West
"I give to the chairman of the county court of Edgecombe and his successors in office, the residue of my estate both real and personal, to be applied for the use and benefit of the poor (paupers) of said county."

North
A tribute to his public services and private worth.

Erected 1850.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • War, Mexican-American. A significant historical date for this entry is August 12, 1847.

Location. 35° 53.992′ N, 77° 32.203′ W. Memorial is in Tarboro, North Carolina, in Edgecombe County. It is on West Wilson Street near North Main Street (North Carolina Route 33), on the left when traveling east. The memorial is near the center of the western section of the Tarboro Town Common. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 W Wilson St, Tarboro NC 27886, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker

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: Washington's Southern Tour (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Town Common (within shouting distance of this marker); Occupation of Tarboro (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Edgecombe County Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); God and Country (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Edgecombe County Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Edgecombe County Supreme Sacrifice Memorial (about 600 feet away); General Henry Hugh Shelton (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tarboro.

Other markers no longer nearby. Town Common (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Edgecombe County Confederate Memorial (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . .
1. Wilson, Louis Dicken. A biography of Col. Louis D. Wilson from NCpedia

On March 3, 1847, President James K. Polk offered Wilson the post of colonel of the Twelfth Regiment of U.S. Infantry, which Wilson accepted at Washington City on April 9th. It was expected that he and the 850 troops under his command would leave Vera Cruz and proceed towards Mexico City on August 7th as the guard with a train of supplies
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 18, 2023

2. Colonel Louis D. Wilson monument, facing east towards North Main Street
for General Winfield Scott's army, but Wilson contracted yellow fever six days earlier and died. The military funeral and burial were held the next day, but his casket was shipped subsequently to Edgecombe County and an oration was pronounced on May 22, 1850, on the occasion of the laying of the cornerstone of the monument erected to his memory.

(Submitted on August 18, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

2. Wilson History.

It is gratifying to remember that the Town of Wilson was incorporated and named in his memory on January 29, 1849, followed by Wilson County on February 13, 1855.

(Submitted on August 18, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Colonel Louis D. Wilson monument, facing west towards Trade Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 18, 2023

3. Colonel Louis D. Wilson monument, facing west towards Trade Street

Colonel Louis D. Wilson monument, facing North towards East Park Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 18, 2023

4. Colonel Louis D. Wilson monument, facing North towards East Park Avenue

Cornerstone at the base of the north facing side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 18, 2023

5. Cornerstone at the base of the north facing side

May 22, 1850 (monument cornerstone laid)
Remains re-interred here Nov. 1, 1904.

Wide view of Col. Louis D. Wilson Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 18, 2023

6. Wide view of Col. Louis D. Wilson Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 18, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.