This article is about the American Civil War officer. For the English landowner and politician, see Robert Hatton (Royalist).
Robert Hopkins Hatton (November 2, 1826 – May 31, 1862) was a lawyer and politician from Tennessee. He was a state legislator and US Representative, and a Confederate general during the American Civil War.
Hatton believed that the Union should be preserved and initially opposed secession.[8] However, after President Lincoln called for volunteers to put down rebellion,[9] Hatton became a secessionist. He formed a Confederate military unit, the Lebanon Blues, which became a part of the 7th Tennessee Infantry. Hatton was soon elected as colonel of the regiment, which was sent to western Virginia in July 1861.
In 1862, Hatton and his men were ordered to the Richmond area to oppose the Federal drive on the Confederate capital. During the resulting Peninsula Campaign, Hatton served with distinction, and on May 23, 1862, he was promoted to brigadier general of the 4th Brigade, 1st Division, Army of Northern Virginia; this appointment was not confirmed by the Confederate Congress.[10] Just eight days later, he was shot in the head and killed while leading his Tennessee Brigade at the Battle of Fair Oaks.[11]
His body was returned to Tennessee for burial, but because Middle Tennessee was occupied by Federal troops, he was temporarily buried at Knoxville. On March 23, 1866, he was reburied in Lebanon's Cedar Grove Cemetery. A statue of him was erected in Lebanon's town square in 1912.[11]
General Robert Hatton's grave marker at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Lebanon, Tennessee.General Hatton's grave marker inscription from the front.
^Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: Hatton, Robert Hopkins, (1826-1862)
^Tucker, Spencer C. American Civil War: The definitive encyclopedia and document collection. Santa Barbara, Ca.: ABC-CLIO, 2013.
^Drake, James Vaulx. Life of General Robert Hatton: Including His Most Important Public Speeches. Nashville, Tenn.: Marshall & Bruce, 1867.
^The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, edited by Rossiter Johnson and John Howard Brown. Boston, The Biographical Society, 1904.
^Caldwell, Joshua William. Sketches of the Bench and Bar of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.: Ogden Brothers Printers, 1898, p. 257.
^Bishop, Randy. Civil War Generals of Tennessee. Gretna, La., Pelican Publishing, 2013
^"Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-13, retrieved 2022-07-04
^Charles M. Cummings. Robert Hopkins Hatton: Reluctant Rebel, Tennessee Historical Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 2 (June, 1964), pp. 169-181. JSTOR 42621681
^"Proclamation of President Abraham Lincoln", dated April 15, 1861
^Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher. Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001, p. 600.
^ ab(PDF). Lebanon/Wilson County Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2007. Retrieved February 5, 2007.
Further readingEdit
Cummings, Charles M., "Robert Hopkins Hatton: Reluctant Rebel." Tennessee Historical Quarterly Number 23, June 1964, pages 169-81.
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This article is about the American Civil War officer For the English landowner and politician see Robert Hatton Royalist Robert Hopkins Hatton November 2 1826 May 31 1862 was a lawyer and politician from Tennessee He was a state legislator and US Representative and a Confederate general during the American Civil War Robert H HattonMember of the U S House of Representatives from Tennessee s 5th districtIn office March 4 1859 March 3 1861Preceded byCharles ReadySucceeded byWilliam B Campbell 1866 Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from Wilson CountyIn office October 1 1855 October 5 1857Personal detailsBornRobert Hopkins Hatton 1826 11 02 November 2 1826Steubenville OhioDiedMay 31 1862 1862 05 31 aged 35 Henrico County VirginiaPolitical partyOppositionWhigAlma materCumberland UniversityMilitary serviceAllegiance Confederate StatesBranch serviceConfederate States ArmyYears of service1861 1862RankBrigadier General not confirmed Battles warsAmerican Civil War Peninsula Campaign Battle of Seven Pines Engraving by Samuel Sartan Contents 1 Biography 2 Honors 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBiography EditHatton was born in either Steubenville 1 2 or Youngstown Ohio 3 4 sources differ His father Rev Robert Clopton Hatton was a Methodist preacher 5 Early in his life in 1842 his family moved to Tennessee 6 He graduated from Cumberland University then studied law there at Cumberland School of Law He established a successful practice in Lebanon Tennessee after passing the bar exam in 1850 7 He joined the Whig Party and was elected to the State Legislature in 1855 He unsuccessfully ran for governor in 1857 In 1858 he was elected US Representative from the 5th District as an Opposition Party candidate the Whig party had collapsed In the Thirty sixth Congress he served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy Hatton believed that the Union should be preserved and initially opposed secession 8 However after President Lincoln called for volunteers to put down rebellion 9 Hatton became a secessionist He formed a Confederate military unit the Lebanon Blues which became a part of the 7th Tennessee Infantry Hatton was soon elected as colonel of the regiment which was sent to western Virginia in July 1861 In 1862 Hatton and his men were ordered to the Richmond area to oppose the Federal drive on the Confederate capital During the resulting Peninsula Campaign Hatton served with distinction and on May 23 1862 he was promoted to brigadier general of the 4th Brigade 1st Division Army of Northern Virginia this appointment was not confirmed by the Confederate Congress 10 Just eight days later he was shot in the head and killed while leading his Tennessee Brigade at the Battle of Fair Oaks 11 His body was returned to Tennessee for burial but because Middle Tennessee was occupied by Federal troops he was temporarily buried at Knoxville On March 23 1866 he was reburied in Lebanon s Cedar Grove Cemetery A statue of him was erected in Lebanon s town square in 1912 11 nbsp General Robert Hatton s grave marker at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Lebanon Tennessee nbsp General Hatton s grave marker inscription from the front nbsp Honors EditThe Robert H Hatton Camp 723 1 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans is named in his memory and honor See also Edit nbsp American Civil War portal nbsp Biography portalList of American Civil War generals Confederate References Edit Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Hatton Robert Hopkins 1826 1862 Tucker Spencer C American Civil War The definitive encyclopedia and document collection Santa Barbara Ca ABC CLIO 2013 Drake James Vaulx Life of General Robert Hatton Including His Most Important Public Speeches Nashville Tenn Marshall amp Bruce 1867 The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans edited by Rossiter Johnson and John Howard Brown Boston The Biographical Society 1904 Caldwell Joshua William Sketches of the Bench and Bar of Tennessee Knoxville Tenn Ogden Brothers Printers 1898 p 257 Bishop Randy Civil War Generals of Tennessee Gretna La Pelican Publishing 2013 Congress slaveowners The Washington Post 2022 01 13 retrieved 2022 07 04 Charles M Cummings Robert Hopkins Hatton Reluctant Rebel Tennessee Historical Quarterly Vol 23 No 2 June 1964 pp 169 181 JSTOR 42621681 Proclamation of President Abraham Lincoln dated April 15 1861 Eicher John H and David J Eicher Civil War High Commands Stanford Stanford University Press 2001 p 600 a b Lebanon Tennessee A Tour of Our City PDF Lebanon Wilson County Chamber of Commerce Archived from the original PDF on June 15 2007 Retrieved February 5 2007 Further reading EditCummings Charles M Robert Hopkins Hatton Reluctant Rebel Tennessee Historical Quarterly Number 23 June 1964 pages 169 81 Eicher John H and David J Eicher Civil War High Commands Stanford Stanford University Press 2001 ISBN 978 0 8047 3641 1 Sifakis Stewart Who Was Who in the Civil War New York Facts On File 1988 ISBN 978 0 8160 1055 4 Warner Ezra J Generals in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commanders Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Press 1959 ISBN 978 0 8071 0823 9 External links EditUnited States Congress Robert H Hatton id H000349 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009 05 03 Photo Gallery of Hatton at the Wayback Machine archived February 8 2008 Party political officesFirst Know Nothing nominee for Governor of Tennessee1857 Succeeded byNoneU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byCharles Ready Member of the U S House of Representatives from Tennessee s 5th congressional district1859 1861 Succeeded byno delegation Civil War nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robert Hopkins Hatton url https www loc gov item 2002711381 title Robert Hopkins Hatton 1827 1862 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert H Hatton amp oldid 1166999140, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
