▁being ▁in ▁the ▁south - s outh west . ▁ ▁Sat ellite ▁cr aters ▁By ▁convention ▁these ▁features ▁are ▁identified ▁on ▁lun ar ▁maps ▁by ▁placing ▁the ▁letter ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁cr ater ▁mid point ▁that ▁is ▁closest ▁to ▁W ils ing . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Imp act ▁cr aters ▁on ▁the ▁Moon <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Allen ▁Wil co x ▁( A pril ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁– ▁February ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁politician ▁from ▁Mississippi ▁and ▁Texas ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁Congress ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Wil co x ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Gre ene ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁Rub en ▁and ▁Sarah ▁( G ar land ) ▁Wil co x . ▁One ▁brother , ▁Cad mus ▁Wil co x , ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁a ▁general ▁in ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁Army . ▁It ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁Wil co x ▁was ▁raised ▁and ▁educated ▁in ▁Ti pton ▁County , ▁Tennessee , ▁where ▁the ▁family ▁moved . ▁Mov ing ▁to ▁Mississippi ▁and ▁entering ▁politics , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Senate . ▁He ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁during ▁the ▁Mexican – American ▁War , ▁serving ▁as ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Mississippi ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry . ▁When ▁host ilities