Hoke, Robert F. (Robert Frederick)

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Robert Frederick Hoke (1837-1912) of Lincolnton, N.C., served in the Confederate Army, attaining a rank of major general. After the war, Hoke was engaged in various business enterprises, including gold and iron mining, insurance, and railroads. He served as director of the North Carolina Railroad Company for many years.

From the description of Robert F. Hoke papers, 1865-1943. WorldCat record id: 23712337

Robert Frederick Hoke (27 May 1837-3 July 1912) of Lincolnton, N.C., was the son of Michael and Frances Burton Hoke. He attended school in Lincolnton and was graduated from the Kentucky Military Institute in 1854. Upon completing his education, Hoke returned home to manage various family business interests, including a cotton mill and iron works, for his widowed mother.

Hoke entered the Confederate Army as a second lieutenant in the 1st North Carolina Volunteers and later served with the 23rd, 33rd, and 21st regiments of North Carolina troops. He fought in battles and aided defenses at Big Bethel, Va.; New Bern, N.C.; Hanover Court House, Richmond, second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville, Va., where he was severely wounded; Plymouth, N.C.; Drewry's Bluff, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg, Va.; and Fort Fisher, Wilmington, Kinston, and Bentonville, N.C. Hoke had attained the rank of major general by the time he participated in the surrender of Confederate forces to General William T. Sherman at Bennett's Farm House near Durham, N.C.

After the war, Hoke was engaged in various business enterprises, including gold and iron mining, farming, insurance, and railroads. He served as director of the North Carolina Railroad Company for many years. Hoke was an Episcopalian and a Democrat.

Hoke was married to Lydia Van Wyck and with her had six children.

Adapted from an entry for Robert Frederick Hoke by John G. Barrett in Dictionary of North Carolina Biography (UNC Press, 1988), edited by William S. Powell.

From the guide to the Robert F. Hoke Papers, 1865-1943, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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referencedIn Clark, George Philip, 1841-. Diary of George Philip Clark [manuscript], 1863-1865. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn [Confederate scrapbook]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Robert F. Hoke Papers, 1865-1943 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Terry, Alfred Howe, 1827-1890. Letter : before Wilmington, N.C., to John A. Rawlins, City Point, Va., 1865 Jan. 13. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Anderson, Archer, fl. 1862. Autograph telegram signed : Charlotte, to Col. Hoke, [1862]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Chapel Hill Iron Mountain Company. Chapel Hill Iron Mountain Company records, 1828-1917 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Terry, Alfred Howe, 1827-1890. Letter : before Wilmington, N.C., to John A. Rawlins, City Point, Va., 1865 Jan. 13. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Major-General Robert Frederick Hoke. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Hoke, William Alexander, 1851-1925. William Alexander Hoke papers, 1750-1925. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Hoke, Robert F. (Robert Frederick). Robert F. Hoke papers, 1865-1943. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Hamilton, Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac, 1878-1961. General Robert F. Hoke and his military career : an address read by Dr. J.G. deR. Hamilton at the fall meeting of the North Carolina Historical Society held at Chapel Hill, October 29, 1954. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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associatedWith Chapel Hill Iron Mountain Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Clark, George Philip, 1841- person
associatedWith Hamilton, Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac, 1878-1961. person
associatedWith Hoke, William Alexander, 1851-1925. person
associatedWith Terry, Alfred Howe, 1827-1890. person
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Birth 1837-05-27

Death 1912-07-03

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