Edmund Rucker

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Edmund Winchester Rucker was a Confederate officer during the American Civil War. He was given the title of "General" as an honorary award after the war, when he became an industrial leader of Birmingham, Alabama.[1] Fort Rucker was named in honor of him.

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[edit] Civil War service

Rucker was a colonel in the Confederate Army of Tennessee. He fought at the Battle of Franklin and the Battle of Nashville, commanding a brigade of cavalry. He was wounded and captured during the Battle of Nashville.[2]

[edit] Industrial career

Rucker came to Birmingham in the 1880s, building his home in the neighborhood that is now called Five Points.[3]

[edit] External links

Image of Rucker at Birmingham Public Library website

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.united-publishers.com/rucker/history.html#camp
  2. ^ http://www.bonps.org/order_csa.htm
  3. ^ http://www.ruckerplace.com/history.htm
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