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Who was Amos Rucker?
> Amos Rucker, born in Elbert County, Georgia, was a servant of Alexander "Sandy" Rucker and both
joined the 33rd Georgia Regiment of the Confederate Army. Amos got his first taste of
> battle when a fellow soldier was killed by a Union bullet , Rucker quickly took the dead soldier's rifle and
fired back at the enemy.
After the War Between the States, Amos Rucker came back to Atlanta where he met and married Martha
and the couple was blessed with many children and grandchildren.
> in Atlanta, Amos joined the W.H.T. Walker Camp of the United Confederate Veterans. It was made up of
Southern Veterans whose purpose was to remember those who served in the war and help those in need.
The meetings were held at 102 Forsyth Street in Atlanta where Amos was responsible for calling the roll of
members. Amos and Martha felt that the members of Walker Camp were like their own family. It is written
that Amos would say, "My folks gave me everything I want." These UCV men helped Amos and his wife buy
a house on the west side of Atlanta and John M. Slatonalso helped prepare a will for Rucker. Slaton, a
member of the Sons ofConfederateVeterans, Gordon Camp, would, as governor of Georgia, commute the
death sentence of Leo Frank.
> Amos Rucker's last words to members of his UCV Camp were,"Give my love to the boys."
> His funeral services were conducted by, preacher and former Confederate General Clement A. Evans.
Rucker was buried with his Confederate gray uniform and wrapped in his belovedConfederate Battle Flag.
Today, some members of the Martin Luther King family are buried near Amos and Martha at Southview
Cemetery.
> The Reverend T.P. Cleveland led the prayer and when Captain William T. Harrison read the poem, "When
Rucker Called The Roll" there was not a dry eye among the crowd of many Black and White mourners.
> The grave of Amos and Martha Rucker was without a marker for many years until 2006, when the Sons of
Confederate Veterans Remarked it.
>
> Did you know that the first military monument, near our nation's Capitol, to honor an African-American
soldier is the Confederate Monument at Arlington National Cemetery?
> "When you eliminate the Black Confederate soldier, you've eliminated the history of the South."---The late
Dr. Leonard Haynes, Professor, Southern University
> Lest We Forget!!!
>
> Amos Rucker, born in Elbert County, Georgia, was a servant of Alexander "Sandy" Rucker and both
joined the 33rd Georgia Regiment of the Confederate Army. Amos got his first taste of
> battle when a fellow soldier was killed by a Union bullet , Rucker quickly took the dead soldier's rifle and
fired back at the enemy.
After the War Between the States, Amos Rucker came back to Atlanta where he met and married Martha
and the couple was blessed with many children and grandchildren.
> in Atlanta, Amos joined the W.H.T. Walker Camp of the United Confederate Veterans. It was made up of
Southern Veterans whose purpose was to remember those who served in the war and help those in need.
The meetings were held at 102 Forsyth Street in Atlanta where Amos was responsible for calling the roll of
members. Amos and Martha felt that the members of Walker Camp were like their own family. It is written
that Amos would say, "My folks gave me everything I want." These UCV men helped Amos and his wife buy
a house on the west side of Atlanta and John M. Slatonalso helped prepare a will for Rucker. Slaton, a
member of the Sons ofConfederateVeterans, Gordon Camp, would, as governor of Georgia, commute the
death sentence of Leo Frank.
> Amos Rucker's last words to members of his UCV Camp were,"Give my love to the boys."
> His funeral services were conducted by, preacher and former Confederate General Clement A. Evans.
Rucker was buried with his Confederate gray uniform and wrapped in his belovedConfederate Battle Flag.
Today, some members of the Martin Luther King family are buried near Amos and Martha at Southview
Cemetery.
> The Reverend T.P. Cleveland led the prayer and when Captain William T. Harrison read the poem, "When
Rucker Called The Roll" there was not a dry eye among the crowd of many Black and White mourners.
> The grave of Amos and Martha Rucker was without a marker for many years until 2006, when the Sons of
Confederate Veterans Remarked it.
>
> Did you know that the first military monument, near our nation's Capitol, to honor an African-American
soldier is the Confederate Monument at Arlington National Cemetery?
> "When you eliminate the Black Confederate soldier, you've eliminated the history of the South."---The late
Dr. Leonard Haynes, Professor, Southern University
> Lest We Forget!!!
>