Robert Frederick Hoke was a Confederate major general during the American Civil War.
21 Facts About Robert Hoke
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Robert Hoke was present at one of the earliest battles, the Battle of Big Bethel, where he was commended for coolness and judgment.
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Robert Hoke's brigade distinguished itself at Cold Harbor, acknowledged by Grant as his most costly defeat.
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Robert Frederick Hoke was born in Lincolnton, North Carolina, the son of Michael and Frances Burton Hoke.
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Robert Hoke's death "had lasting effects" on Robert Hoke's political viewpoint.
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Robert Hoke next studied at the Kentucky Military Institute, graduating in 1854.
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Robert Hoke led the 33rd throughout the Peninsula Campaign as a part of Lawrence O Branch's brigade.
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Robert Hoke was promoted to colonel before the Northern Virginia Campaign and fought at the Second Battle of Bull Run, in addition to the Maryland Campaign at the Battle of Antietam.
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Robert Hoke commanded the brigade at the Battle of Fredericksburg and helped repulse an attack by Union forces under Maj.
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Robert Hoke was promoted to brigadier general on January 17,1863, and assigned permanent command of Trimble's brigade, which was composed of five North Carolina regiments.
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Robert Hoke was severely wounded defending Marye's Heights while the majority of the armies fought at the Battle of Chancellorsville and was sent home to recuperate.
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Robert Hoke resumed command of his brigade at Petersburg, Virginia, in January 1864, and led it to North Carolina, where he organized attacks on New Bern and Plymouth.
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Robert Hoke was promoted to major general on April 23,1864, and was given command of what was called Robert Hoke's Division in the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia.
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Robert Hoke fought in the Carolinas Campaign and the Battle of Bentonville, where he repulsed several attacks by forces under Maj.
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Robert Hoke was pardoned by the US government on June 14,1865.
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Robert Hoke developed Northern ties when on January 7,1869, he married Lydia Van Wyck, who was of a prominent political family from New York City.
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Robert Hoke became principal owner of an iron mine near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and another one in Mitchell County.
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Robert Hoke served as the director of the North Carolina Railroad for many years.
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Robert Hoke owned a resort and a bottled water company at Lithia Springs in Lincoln County.
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Robert Hoke declined, having permanently turned away from politics as a child after his father's death.
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Robert Hoke died in Raleigh, North Carolina, and was buried with full military honors in Raleigh's Oakwood Cemetery.