Edmund Winchester Rucker (July 22, 1835 – April 13, 1924) was a Confederate officer during the American Civil War.

[3] When the Civil War broke out Rucker enlisted in the Confederate States Army as a private in Pickett's Tennessee Company of Sappers and Miners.

[1][3] On May 10, 1861, he was transferred and promoted to captain of Company C, 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery; his unit composed primarily of men from Illinois.

[3] Rucker was transferred to the cavalry with the rank of major and assigned to enforce conscription laws in East Tennessee.

[3][5] In November Rucker was appointed acting brigadier general, but his commission was never confirmed by the Confederate Congress.

General Nathan Bedford Forrest organized a prisoner exchange for him and Rucker was with the army again when it surrendered at Gainesville, Alabama, on May 9, 1865.

[6] He worked with former General Joseph E. Johnston and became an industrial magnate, dealing with coal, steel, sales and land as well as being in the banking business.