The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14
Was Famous Throughout
South Both In War
And Peace

Cen Edmond Winchester Rucker.
ssf;ra5 ,o;Iroud official coal onerator.
noted Confederate veteran and capital
list, died at his home. 1T51 Twelfth ave-
nue.. south at 10 o'clock Sunday night.
He would have been IS years old had
he lived until July Il
Sunday afternoon, according to the
members of his family, General Rucker
was out walking on the terrace of his
home, apparently enjoying the best
health possible since his physical de-
cline, beginning about four wears ago.
At 10 o'clock Sunday night. he seemed
to experience heating sensation and
asked for fresh air. a few minutes
later he was dead ~
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service under Seneral Forrest In the
Confederate army VIII act as honorary
pa1Oearers, the family announced last
night.
General Rucker was not only one OF
BirminRham's most prominent men and
leading figures in the cffy's early de-
velounent buf he was known through
ont the south because of the intensely
active life he had led and his leader
shin in business affairs and as A Con
federate veteran.
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anu Cerl 1i cS ON s,ee Plesi-
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iron company we presIuele anu anu ulrec-
tol Vi lhe AiaS4Iha - CI1 pe'hA VICE
p , AiaD"lno Oosi Hoinpany a"
uernah vi the to"H VI thisnIanus' Ior-
merry ner! sePara'e nunlcApsny rom 1
l birmingham anu uIreetSr Vi Tue Aia-
oanlA loan eS on at Seit"; ne was
meOeI Vi 81 MAJ s-pi' lila nus
Spiseopdi enuie"' WHICH ny AVNS ecu
DIS .es'r! MAJ D c,.;,
Neneldi NueNeI Sien war 1871 ~
was Iotaole IN many WAYS anu tiu since tn ne
war ne nau peeh IeS tls ure IA an
counseis Oh tne CohleueIaIe veterans
he nad dominating ana deshlhg per-
sohailtV wnlch peculiarly ADOPTED MN
10 the me OF soIdler ana stories OF
ms hghtlng under uensral FORREST ana
Other noted Commanders are reiated
win PRIDE by All tnose VINO glory IN the
heroic DEEDS OF tne time that tried
men sous. Soc me N coIninahu Oh
Drlgaue III Ioof at CnlcAaIna uea ne was
captured anu severely Woun1eu, losing
MS right arm. ne was ilnaly ex-
changed anu was on MS way nome "heh
peace was was Geciared,