Joseph M. Wilcox, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJoseph M. Wilcox
American army officer
Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1790
Date of Death: 15-Jan-1814
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Joseph M. Wilcox
- Joseph Morgan Wilcox (15 March 1790 - 15 January 1814) was an American military officer who was killed during the Creek War.
- A native of Killingworth, Connecticut, Wilcox graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1812 (1st of his class) and was directly commissioned as a first lieutenant in the 3rd Infantry Regiment.
- On January 15, 1814, Wilcox was tomahawked and scalped by a group of Creek warriors near the Alabama River.
- Wilcox County, Alabama, formed from land ceded to the United States as a result of the Creek War, is named in his honor.
- He was initially buried at Fort Claiborne in Monroe County, but was later reburied in Camden in Wilcox County.
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