. Statues of Abraham Lincoln. ndservice of Aunt Charlottewho was the personal bodyslave of their great-grand- mother until freed by at the outset of theCivil War. After freedom sheand her children stayed onwith the Rucker family aspaid employes. EACH YEAR at this timeas the Nation celebrates Lin-colns birthday, Mrs. Millertakes her two children, Shan-non, age 10, and Adam, 8, toLincoln Park to see the mon-ument Aunt Charlottestarted for him. Mrs. Miller tells the storyof their great-great-grand- father Rucker, a Virginiaplanter with large holdingsnear Lynchburg, who freedthe slaves
. Statues of Abraham Lincoln. ndservice of Aunt Charlottewho was the personal bodyslave of their great-grand- mother until freed by at the outset of theCivil War. After freedom sheand her children stayed onwith the Rucker family aspaid employes. EACH YEAR at this timeas the Nation celebrates Lin-colns birthday, Mrs. Millertakes her two children, Shan-non, age 10, and Adam, 8, toLincoln Park to see the mon-ument Aunt Charlottestarted for him. Mrs. Miller tells the storyof their great-great-grand- father Rucker, a Virginiaplanter with large holdingsnear Lynchburg, who freedthe slaves and joined theUnion Army. Gen. Ruckers wife andAunt Charlotte traveled withhim on his duties until hewas captured by the Confed-erateArmy and was taken inchains through the town ofLewis~burg^W. Va., then Un- —ion territory, Mrs. Miller saidin recounting the family his- tory handed down from gen-eration to generation. He vowed if he were everreleased he would return toLewisburg to live, she said,and he did, taking Aunt Char-. ^_ City Statue Has Special Significance for Capital Family STATUE, from Page F-5 lotte and many of his formerslaves with him as free work-ers. The family story goes, said, that Aunt Char-lotte came into the diningroom during breakfast onemorning following Lincolnsassassination and said shewanted to contribute to amonument in his memory. Gen. Rucker gave her $5 fromher earnings which shepromptly sent to Washingtonwhere it became the firstdonation of the $18,000 givenfor the monument THE MONUMENT bysculptor Thomas Dall, showsLincoln with the Emancipa-tion Proclamation in his righthand and holding his lefthand over a colored citizen,who, having been released from the shackles of slavery,is kneeling at his feet. We feel proud of whatAunt Charlotte did, said, and we want tokeep alive the stories of herloyalty to the two men whofreed her—President Lincolnand Gen. Rucker. • Mrs. Miller is the grand-daughter of the late EdgarPark Rucker,
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