Downtown in Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
William Ruffin Cox Monument
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 6, 2013
1. William Ruffin Cox Monument
front face
front face
Born, Scotland Neck, North Carolina, March 11, 1832
Died, Richmond, Virginia, December 26, 1919
Warrior Jurist Statesman
(right side inscription)
Brigadier General, Army of Northern Virginia,
Confederate States of America
Grand Master, Grand Lodge of Masons of North Carolina
Solicitor, Metropolitan District
Chairman, Democratic State Executive Committee
Judge of Superior Court
Member of Congress
Secretary, United States Senate
(rear inscription)
He participated in the Battles of
Meadow Bridge Seven Days Malvern Hill Sharpsburg Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Spotsylvania The Valley Campaign Petersburg Appomattox.
He bore to his death scars of eleven wounds received in battle.
(left side inscription)
The first shot at Fort Sumter found him ready, his troops organized, and from that hour to the day when his soldiers acting under his orders fired the final volley at Appomattox, he was in active service.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1857.
Location. 35° 47.169′
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Regionally, this marker and monument is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and in the Research Triangle. 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: Worth Bagley (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Soldiers Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Anderson (about 700 feet away); Confederate Monument (about 700 feet away); CSS H.L. Hunley Memorial (about 700 feet away); North Carolina Confederate POWs (about 700 feet away); Shotwell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gettysburg (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raleigh.
Also see . . .
1. William Ruffin Cox, Secretary of the Senate, 1893-1900. United States Senate website. (Submitted on February 12, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
2. William R. Cox - Find-a-Grave. (Submitted on February 12, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
3. William Ruffin Cox - Wikipedia. (Submitted on February 12, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 6, 2013
2. William Ruffin Cox Monument
right face
right face
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 6, 2013
3. William Ruffin Cox Monument
rear face
rear face
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 6, 2013
4. William Ruffin Cox Monument
left face
left face
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 6, 2013
5. William Ruffin Cox Monument
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 6, 2013
6. Monument in Oakwood Cemetery
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 6, 2013
7. William Ruffin Cox Monument
North Carolina Office of Archives & History
8. General William Ruffin Cox
(18321919)
(18321919)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,689 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on February 12, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 8. submitted on February 12, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
