{"product_id":"robert-frederick-hoke-stickers-magnet","title":"Robert Frederick Hoke Stickers\/Magnet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/biographies\/robert-f-hoke\"\u003eHistorical Background:\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in North Carolina, Robert Frederick Hoke graduated from the Kentucky Military Institute in 1854, but did not gain any military experience prior to the outbreak of the Civil War.  He first enlisted in the 1st North Carolina Infantry, where he received a commission as a second lieutenant.  After performing well at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/visit\/heritage-sites\/big-bethel\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"a3132deb-2c98-4722-80de-38cd5a44f326\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Big Bethel\"\u003eBattle of Big Bethel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, he received a promotion to major of the 33rd North Carolina.  He fought through the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/articles\/peninsula-campaign\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"fe658c1c-329b-4b64-afe2-77b796d29788\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Peninsula Campaign\"\u003ePeninsula Campaign\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/articles\/seven-days-battles\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"8c877653-2159-4e84-b997-79d421c7e952\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"The Seven Days Battles\"\u003ethe Seven Days\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/civil-war\/battles\/chancellorsville\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"1782862f-788b-441f-8ad3-95331bda6f3b\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Chancellorsville\"\u003eChancellorsville\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/civil-war\/battles\/second-manassas\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"773653a8-03ca-4436-bef9-a807aa6f87b6\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Second Manassas\"\u003eSecond Battle of Manassas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/civil-war\/battles\/antietam\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"14842628-7064-4ba3-8bc7-c25c9082ed8f\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Antietam\"\u003eAntietam\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.  He was promoted to brigadier general on January 17, 1863, and commanded a brigade at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/civil-war\/battles\/fredericksburg\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"6a686e97-1c65-4feb-8ed4-4a5353072ec2\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Fredericksburg\"\u003eFredericksburg \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand Chancellorsville, where he was severely wounded.  After he recovered from his wounds, Hoke led a brigade to North Carolina, where he participated in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/civil-war\/battles\/new-bern\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"351ed004-0367-4e58-b612-379f9775cd19\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"New Bern\"\u003eBattles of New Bern \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand Plymouth.  At the Battle of Plymouth, Hoke captured a garrison of three thousand Union soldiers, and was promoted to major general on April 20, 1864.  He was recalled to Virginia, where Hoke led a division at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/civil-war\/battles\/cold-harbor\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"149caca9-5c22-421a-ae9e-b9e35ed3af4b\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Cold Harbor\"\u003eBattle of Cold Harbor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, his actions were critical to the Confederate victory.  He and his division were once again sent to North Carolina after the battle, where he participated in the defense of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/civil-war\/battles\/fort-fisher\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"1714e9ca-e4fc-47ef-828f-c37575be816b\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Fort Fisher\"\u003eFort Fisher\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Carolina Campaign, and finally at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/civil-war\/battles\/bentonville\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"52eaddcc-de54-413c-abd2-588eddd10840\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Bentonville\"\u003eBattle of Bentonville\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, where his gallantry was noted.  He finally surrendered to Union forces with General \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/education\/history\/biographies\/joseph-johnston.html\" data-sanitized-target=\"_blank\"\u003eJoseph E. 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