The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02
AGED MINISTER
PASSES AWAY
Rev. ]. E. Poindexter Dies at
His Home After a Brief
Illness.

Rev. James l.. Potndcxter. rector of
Ascension Church. Highland Park,
old ~. Peters New Kent county. and
Licutcnant Commander Of Lee Camp,
Confederate Veterans. died at his
residence, North second street yes
; ter'iaN shortly bcfvr" nonn lie WAS
taken III Just week ago. while In
New Kent county, whcr. lie went TO
hold services. lie remained there un-
III las, Thursday when Inc MAS re-
m"tcd 10 his home. ANA was thought
10 be much better ~ to the mo-
ment Of hs death, those who attend
cd him believed that lie was rapidly
recovering and expected that he soon
would be out lie Was lit his seventy
fourth year.
Mr.. PoiudeNter wa. born IN chat
[ ham. Va. November II. 1898 II. at.
tended arhoul In Louisa county, whore
his father moved whnr he was a boz,
and aftrrw ards was Il student at the
University .; Virginia. lio then de-
e. 81 TO rtuiy for the ministry, ami
entered the Episcopal Theological
Seminary nj Alexander. whore m. was
a student when that institution was
closed On account uf tho Wax Between
he states In 1851,
Wounded Mt seven Fines.
lnnciietcly np"n the declaration
of war, he enlisted as Second Lieu.
tenant in Company II. Thirty eighth
Virginia Regiment. Armistead's Brl-
Gadc. Picltett's Division lie was nlst
under fire at Yorktown. and WAS shot
down at the battle OF Seven Pines on
May 81, 1S62. his death occurring on
tho nftitth anniversary Of the day
that he WAS brought to the hospital
here thought to be morally wounded
He remained IN tho hospital for
eighteen months aud then rcjoineJ his
regiment Az captain. The next i'm
portant engagement In which nc TOOK
part MAS 81 gettysburg. where he was
one Of those wounded in Picketts
famous charge. There he was taken
prisoner and incarceratcd on John
sons Island, from which he was OK
changed Just two days before the sur
render Of General Lee at Appomattox.
After the war. Mr. Poindexter
taught school in Pittsylvania county.
aud then at Montgomery, Ala. Mean
while, he kept up with his theological
studies, and was ordained while in
Alabama by Bishop Wilmer
His first charge was tt Easton. Md.
which he resigned TO become assistant
to Bishop Randolph. who was then
rector of Emmanuel Church. in Balti-
more. After that he was rector o; 81
church at Port Royal. Va for cign-
teen years and spent sixteen years at
La Plata. Nd. He then went to v ar
rcnton. y. C.. and removed to this city
in the fall of 1909
Authority on War History.
| Besides his duties as rector. Mr.
PoindeNtcr spent great deal of his
time In literary pursuits. and was
recognized here and elsewhere as an
authority on history, especially as re-
garded the Civil War. lie was a fire.
qucnt contributor to religious and his
toricai magazines.
Mr.. PoindcXter is survived by his
vile, who was Miss katherine Wal
lace: one son. Gordon W. PoindeNter,
OF this city. and one daughter. Mrs.
W. " TAYLOR. OF Warrenton, " G..
one brother. w. Il. Poindcxter. OF this
city and one sister, Mrs c. s. Ander-
son. OF Campbell county.
The funeral Will be held from Grace
E!!ncoprt Church tomorrow morn
Ing at II o'clock. The services will
be conducted by Rev Landon r. Ma
son D. d.. assisted by Rev. J. y
bowman
Following are the pall-bearcrs:
Activc-Paul e. Redd, L. 4. Enslow.
r. h. Knox. John NJ. .dorris. James y.
Moncure, William Lewis. W. 81 Mon
cure and J. c. Baughman.
HonorHry-John NJ. NoltinE, James r.
Gordon. John 3. Lightfoot. Colonel
William II. Chapman. NJ H. Garnett,
DR.. e. 8. Blanton, DR.. c. w. r. Brock
and DR. George Ross,
The following detail from Lee Camp.
Confederate Veterans. will attend the
funeral, Lieutenant Commander T. e.
Jones. w. b. Lightfoot, Peter ]. White.
W. Miles Cary James T. Gray. Charles
A. Harrington. John F. Mayer and
George NJ. Wilson.