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 Regiment.
[1] Lieutenant Wilcox joined Colonel Gilbert C. Russell' force that left Fort Claiborne to attack Red Stick villages on the Cahaba River.
[2] On January 15, 1814, Wilcox was tomahawked and scalped by a group of Creek warriors near the Alabama River.
[3] Wilcox County, Alabama, formed from land ceded to the United States as a result of the Creek War, is named in his honor.