Edmund Rucker

Edmund Winchester Rucker
Rucker in 1920
Born	(1835-07-22)July 22, 1835 Murfreesboro, Tennessee, US
Died	April 13, 1924(1924-04-13) (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	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.