Life span: 05/27/1837 to 07/03/1912TabsLife SummaryFull name: Robert Frederick HokePlace of Birth: Lincolnton, NC Burial Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, NCBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Children: 6Family: Michael Hoke (father), Francis Burton Hoke (mother), Lydia Van Wyck (wife)Education: OtherOther Education: Lincolnton Academy, Kentucky Military Institute.Occupation: MilitaryBusinessmanMilitary: Confederate Army Note Cards Robert Frederick Hoke (Appleton’s) ReferenceHOKE, Robert Frederick, soldier, b. in Lincolnton, N.C., 27 May, 1837. He was major of the 1st North Carolina infantry early in 1861, and major, lieutenant-colonel, and colonel of the 33d North Carolina infantry and colonel of the 21st (formerly 11th) North Carolina infantry. He was appointed brigadier-general in the Confederate states army, 17 Jan., 1863, and major-general, 20 April, 1864. His brigade was in Early's division, Jackson's (afterward Ewell's) corps, Army of northern Virginia. He was at one time in command of the district of North Carolina. His division was composed of the brigades of Gens. Martin, Hagood, Clingman, and Colquitt, Army of northern Virginia. Since the war he has been actively engaged in business in North Carolina, and now is president of the Seaboard air line, Georgia, Carolina, and Northwestern railroad company.James Grant Wilson and John Fiske, eds., “Hoke, Robert Frederick,” Appleton’s Cyclopaedia of American Biography (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1901), 7: 143. Events Date span begin Life span End Event 09/29/1864 09/30/1864 In Virginia, Union attacks at Chaffin's Farm tighten the ring around Petersburg 10/07/1864 10/07/1864 In Virginia, Confederate attempts to relieve pressure on Petersburg are defeated on the Darbytown and New Market Roads Documents Images Robert Frederick Hoke Robert Frederick Hoke, detail Bibliography
Robert Frederick Hoke (Appleton’s) ReferenceHOKE, Robert Frederick, soldier, b. in Lincolnton, N.C., 27 May, 1837. He was major of the 1st North Carolina infantry early in 1861, and major, lieutenant-colonel, and colonel of the 33d North Carolina infantry and colonel of the 21st (formerly 11th) North Carolina infantry. He was appointed brigadier-general in the Confederate states army, 17 Jan., 1863, and major-general, 20 April, 1864. His brigade was in Early's division, Jackson's (afterward Ewell's) corps, Army of northern Virginia. He was at one time in command of the district of North Carolina. His division was composed of the brigades of Gens. Martin, Hagood, Clingman, and Colquitt, Army of northern Virginia. Since the war he has been actively engaged in business in North Carolina, and now is president of the Seaboard air line, Georgia, Carolina, and Northwestern railroad company.James Grant Wilson and John Fiske, eds., “Hoke, Robert Frederick,” Appleton’s Cyclopaedia of American Biography (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1901), 7: 143.
