Edmund W. Rucker (1835-1924) served in the Confederate Army under Gen. Nathan B. Forrest during the Civil War and later became a successful Birmingham industrialist. Fort Rucker, in Coffee and Dale Counties, is named in his honor.
Edmund W. Rucker (1835-1924) served in the Confederate Army under Gen. Nathan B. Forrest during the Civil War and later became a successful Birmingham industrialist. Fort Rucker, in Coffee and Dale Counties, is named in his honor.
