William A. Hoke

Historical marker location:

Lincolnton, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of East Main Street (State Highway 27) and South Cedar Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1973

1851-1925.

During the Civil War, North Carolina was the second to last state to secede from the Union, doing so on May 20, 1861, and sending more soldiers to fight for the Confederacy than any other state.