Joseph Morgan Wilcox (1790-1814) was an American military officer who was killed during the Creek War.
A native of Connecticut and graduate of the United States Military Academy, Wilcox was commissioned as a Lieutenant and served with the United States 3rd Infantry. 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,[1] although he was buried at Fort Claiborne in Monroe County.