page_title: Robert Hoke
hierarchical_section_title: Robert Hoke
caption_attribution_description: Robert Frederick Hoke, Confederate General, transferred from from en:WP, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RFHoke.jpg
context_page_description: Robert Frederick Hoke was a Confederate major general during the American Civil War, present at one of the earliest battles, Big Bethel, where he was commended for coolness and judgment. Wounded at Chancellorsville, he recovered in time for the defense of Petersburg and Richmond, when his brigade distinguished itself at Cold Harbor, acknowledged by Grant as his most costly defeat. Hoke was later a businessman and railroad executive.
context_section_description: Robert Frederick Hoke (May 27, 1837 – July 3, 1912) was a Confederate major general during the American Civil War, present at one of the earliest battles, Big Bethel, where he was commended for coolness and judgment. Wounded at Chancellorsville, he recovered in time for the defense of Petersburg and Richmond, when his brigade distinguished itself at Cold Harbor (June 1864), acknowledged by Grant as his most costly defeat. Hoke was later a businessman and railroad executive.
caption: Robert Frederick Hoke
  photo taken in 1862
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