Camden in Wilcox County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Lieutenant Joseph Morgan Wilcox

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 25, 2017

1. Lieutenant Joseph Morgan Wilcox Marker

Marker has recently been refurbished.

Inscription. Joseph Morgan Wilcox was born on March 15, 1790 in Killingsworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut. He was the son of Revolutionary War officer, Joseph Wilcox and Phoebe Morgan. On June 15, 1808, Cadet Wilcox entered the U.S. Military Academy where he graduated and was promoted to 1st Lieutenant in the 3rd Infantry. Lt. Wilcox fought against the Creeks in the War of 1812. On January 15, 1814, Wilcox engaged in a heroic fight with a Creek war party and was tomahawked and scalped on the banks of the Alabama River where it flows between Canton and Prairie Bluff. Two days later he was buried with military honors at Fort Claiborne.

Wilcox County was named in his memory by an Act of the General Assembly of Alabama on December 13, 1819.

Erected 2002 by Lt. Joseph M. Wilcox Chapter Alabama Daughters of the American Revolution and the Wilcox Historical Society & Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association, and the Daughters of the American Revolution series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1886.

Location. 31° 59.686′ N, 87° 17.635′ W. Marker

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is in Camden, Alabama, in Wilcox County. It is at the intersection of Broad Street (Alabama Route 28) and Fail Street, on the left when traveling north on Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 Broad Street, Camden AL 36726, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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 New Spain,

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wilcox Female Institute (here, next to this marker); Camden (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Dead of Wilcox County (within shouting distance of this marker); Camden Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); First Presbyterian Church of Camden (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Camden Academy Historic District (approx. half a mile away); Bessie W. Munden Recreational Park (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Joseph Wilcox. (Submitted on February 25, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 27, 2013

2. Lieutenant Joseph Morgan Wilcox Marker

Marker before being repainted.

Marker in front of former Wilcox Female Institute. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 25, 2017

3. Marker in front of former Wilcox Female Institute.

View of marker (background) at intersection of Fall and Broad Streets. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 25, 2017

4. View of marker (background) at intersection of Fall and Broad Streets.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,032 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 25, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 2. submitted on August 28, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3, 4. submitted on February 25, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.