Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox

Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox (HM16XD)

Location: Covington, TN 38019 Tipton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 33.773', W 89° 39.008'

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West Point graduate, Seminole and Mexican Indian Wars soldier, instructor of infantry tactics at West Point, Major General in the Confederate Army, and chief of the Railroad Division of the General Land Office under President Grover Cleveland. Wilcox was born in Waynesboro, North Carolina in 1824. He settled in Tipton County in 1826 and lived in Covington until 1842. He died in Washington, D.C., in 1890, and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery there.
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HM NumberHM16XD
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Marker Number4E 78
Placed ByTennessee Historical Commission
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Date Added Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 1:30am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 259810 N 3938699
Decimal Degrees35.56288333, -89.65013333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 33.773', W 89° 39.008'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 33' 46.38" N, 89° 39' 0.48" W
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Area Code(s)901
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 301-399 W Washington Ave, Covington TN 38019, US
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