Robert Frederick Hoke
Born: May 27, 1837
Birth Place: Lincolnton, North Carolina
Father: Colonel Michael Hoke 1810 – 1844
(Buried: Old White Cemetery, Lincolnton, North Carolina)
Mother: Frances Burton 1815 – 1868
(Buried: Old White Cemetery, Lincolnton, North Carolina)
Wife: Lydia Van Wyck 1849 – 1915 (Married: 1 – 7 – 1869)
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)
Children:
Van Wyck Hoke 1871 – 1949
(Buried: Yanceyville Presbyterian Church, Yanceyville, North Carolina)
Michael Hoke 1874 – 1944
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)
Lydia Maverick Hoke Webb 1877 – 1960
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)
Frances Burton Hoke Pollock 1879 – 1972
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)
Robert Burton Hoke 1884 – 1885
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)
Education:
1854: Graduated from Kentucky Military Institute
Occupation before War:
Manager of a Cotton Mill and Iron Works in Lincolnton, North Carolina
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain in 1st North Carolina Infantry
1861: Participated in the Battle of Big Bethel
1861 – 1862: Major of 1st North Carolina Infantry
1862: Lt. Colonel of 33rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1862: Participated in the Battle of New Bern
1862: Participated in the Peninsula Campaign
1862: Colonel of 33rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1862: Participated in the Second Battle of Bull Run
1862: Participated in the Battle of Antietam
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 21st North Carolina Infantry
1862: Participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg
1863 – 1864: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1863: Severely Wounded during Battle of Chancellorsville
1863: Missed the rest of the fighting of 1863 due to wounds
1864: Helped Organize attacks at the Battle of New Bern
1864: Helped Organize Attacks at the Battle of Plymouth
1864 – 1865: Major General of Confederate Army, Infantry
1864: Participated in the Battle of Cold Harbor
1865: Participated in the Defense of Fort Fisher
1865: Participated in the Carolina's Campaign
1865: Participated in Battle of Bentonville
1865: Paroled at Bennett's Place Durham, North Carolina
Occupation after War:
Principal Owner of an iron Mine near Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Director of North Carolina Railroad
Resort Owner in Lithia Springs, North Carolina
Bottled water Company Owner in Lithia Springs, North Carolina
Died: July 3, 1912
Place of Death: Raleigh, North Carolina
Cause of Death: Diabetes Mellitus
Age at time of Death: 75 years old
Burial Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina
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