Near Alexandria in Calhoun County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Lincoyer
and The Battle of Tallasehatchee
Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 2, 2010
1. Lincoyer Marker Side A
Because of his compassion, Gen. Jackson took the infant to Fort Struther, in present day Ohatchee, where he nursed him back to health. Gen. Jackson then took the baby to his family home, the Hermitage, in Nashville, Tenn., where he and his wife Rachel named the child Lincoyer and adopted, raised, loved and educated him as their son.
Lincoyer fell ill and died of Tuberculosis at home with his family, when he was 16 years old. The General and his wife mourned the loss of their son for the rest of their lives.
Dedicated August 2000
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Through the special efforts of and by Commissioner Eli Henderson and the Calhoun County Commission, to preserve, save and commemorate
this page online
Calhoun County Commission
James Eli Henderson - Chairman
James A. “Pappy” Dunn
Robert W. Downing
Randy Wood
Lea Fite
Erected 2000 by Calhoun County Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1886.
Location. 33° 47.007′ N, 85° 55.576′ W. Marker is near Alexandria, Alabama, in Calhoun County. It is on McCullars Lane west of County Road 73, on the left when traveling west. McCullars Lane located about 1.5 miles east of U.S. Highway 431. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Alexandria AL 36250, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Tallasahatchie Battle Field (here, next to this marker); Crook Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Tallasseehatchee (approx. 2.2 miles away); Major John Pelham (approx. 4½ miles away); The Birthplace of the Gallant Pelham (approx. 4.6 miles away); Janney Furnace
Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 2, 2010
2. Lincoyer Marker Side B
Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 2, 2010
3. Lincoyer Marker and The Battle of Tallasehatchee Memorial Site
Tennessee State Library and Archives
4. Adoption of Lincoyer
Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 2, 2010
5. Junction of McCullars Lane and County Road 73
Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 2, 2010
6. Purported image of Lincoyer
Photographed by John Trumbull, July 1790
7. Fus-hatchee Miko of the Kasihta
Unfortunately the engraving on the marker does not appear to be Lincoyer (who died at 16) but is similar to this sketch of Tuskatche Mico, or, The Birdtail King of the Cusitah Creeks, taken from John Trumbull's, "Autobiography, Reminiscences and Letters of John Trumbull, from 1756 to 1841."
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,682 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 4, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 4. submitted on May 15, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 5, 6. submitted on October 4, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 7. submitted on May 15, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
