Daniel Henry Rucker (April 28, 1812 – January 6, 1910) was a career officer in the United States Army.

[5] Her sister Anne was the wife of Lieutenant Colonel Aeneas MacKay, who served as the U.S. Army's Deputy Quartermaster General.

[16] He then began twelve years of assistant quartermaster appointments, mostly in the Southwest United States, and primarily in New Mexico Territory.

[16] At the start of the American Civil War in early 1861, Rucker declined appointment as a major in the 6th Cavalry so he could continue serving as a quartermaster.

[16] In September 1861, he was promoted to colonel of Volunteers as an additional aide-de-camp to General George B. McClellan, an appointment he carried out while continuing to command Washington Depot.

[20] Afterwards, Rucker was among those who remained in the second-floor guest room when surgeon Joseph Janvier Woodward conducted an autopsy.

[16] He was a member of the Aztec Club of 1847,[24] Grand Army of the Republic,[25] and Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.

[29] It was used as a personnel transport between military bases near Newport News, Virginia and Fort Caswell, North Carolina.

[31] In February 1839, Rucker married Flora Coody (or Coodey) (1824–1845) at Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, which was then Indian Territory.

[32] Daniel and Flora Rucker were the parents of four children— Ross, Louisa, and Henry, and another son who died young.

[33] John A. Rucker was a first lieutenant in the 6th Cavalry Regiment when he died in an accidental drowning while attempting to save the life of another soldier.

[34] Francis D. Rucker was a first lieutenant in the 2nd Cavalry Regiment when he died from an accidental fall off his horse while hunting.