Edmund Rucker

Edmund Winchester Rucker
Edmund Winchester Rucker
	Rucker in 1920
Born	July 22, 1835; Murfreesboro, Tennessee, US
Died	April 13, 1924 (aged 88); Birmingham, Alabama, US
Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Service/branch	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Colonel (CSA); Brigadier General; (unconfirmed);
Unit	Pickett's Company, Sappers & Miners; 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery
Commands held	16th Alabama Cavalry Btln.; Rucker's East Tennessee Legion; Rucker's Cavalry Brigade;
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Island Number Ten; Pegram's Kentucky Raid; Battle of Chickamauga; Chattanooga Campaign; Battle of Brice's Crossroads; Battle of Tupelo; Battle of Franklin (1864); Battle of Nashville;
Spouse(s)	Mary Adele Woodfin; Mary T. Bentley
Other work	surveyor, engineer, railroad president, business owner, banker
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Edmund Winchester Rucker (July 22, 1835 – April 13, 1924) was a Confederate officer during the American Civil War. After the war he became an industrial leader of Birmingham, Alabama. Fort Rucker - now Fort Novosel, in Alabama was previously named in his honor.

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