The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-06
CHARLES 7. lOEuR,
VETERAN, IS DEAD
WAS ONE OF BEST KNOWN OF
RICHMoND'S wEARERS or
THE GRAY.

Charles r. Loehr died after short
1 Illness yesterday morning at his home.
! 403 Allen Avenue. in the seventy-third
year of his age. lie was a we'll known
business man OF Richmond and was
one of the best known and one OF the
best informed of the veterans on the
| Southern side of the War Between the
States, during which he served gal
/ lantly.
His funeral will be conducted sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock from ST.
Johns German Evangelical Lutheran
| Church, at Eighth and Marshall
| Streets. if which he was an active and
consistent member. Tho services will
be conducted by the pastor. Rev. os-
car Guthe, and interment will be made
in Hollywood Cemetery.
| Mr.. Loehr. who for many years was
an actuary of the Virginia Fire and
Marine Insurance Company. and who
more recently was secretary and treas
urer of the Virginia Building and Loan
Association, had been III poor health
! for several weeks. His constitution
was strong and his physique robust
and he insisted. until few days ago,
upon going to his Office and looking
sfter his business.
Death Was Unexpected.
| His death was due to diabetes and,
because OF his intrepid spirit and his
activity in following his business par-
suits. WAS unexpected, even by the
members of his family and by his
most intimate friends, He was COM
PEELED to give up his daily business
endeavors but a few days ago, and
1t was only by the most intimate of
his business associates tina, his alb
sence from the daily routine was
noted. AS a consequence. news yes
terday afternoon OF his death proved
a shock to hundreds OF friends.
Mr., Loehr was probably better
known to the veterans of the Confed-
eracy throughout the South. than was
any other Richmond veteran. At the
time of his death he was member
of one OF the most important Of the
local committees perfecting arrange
ments for the annual reunion of Con-
fcderate Veterans which la TO be held
in this city June |, and ;.
/ AS chairman OF the information and
! registration committee he had re-
{. ceived from ai1 parts of the country
| letters from camps Of Confederate
Veterans asking for data that would
assist them in securing comforts and
! accomm odations in Richmond dur
ing the taseting. For come weeks
past he had been busy handling this
correspondence, and all the while he
continued his regular work, meeting
the demands made upon him by bust
ness associations
Familiar Fig ure At Reunions.
Mr.. Loehr had attended many re-
unions of the Confederate Veterans
and he was always q conspicuous
figure. lie was one OF the moving
spirits of the Pickett Reunion Assoc
iciation, whose annual gatherings were
events in which many of those who
were at Gettysburg took unusual de-
light
Always cbservart, and reader and
a student, he had gathered great
! deal Of information, muel at first
hand. which was OF value IN setting
history STRAIGHT about the great battle
al Gettysburg He was one OF tho
organizers ef Pickett camp In Rich
mond, and was a past commander OF
that body.
Mr.. Loeh~ was also one OF the Oldest
! members or the Knights OF PytGias in
Richmoud. He was one of tsle charter
members Of Syracuse lodge Of that
order and was past grand chancellor
4, of the order In the State Of Virginia.
| Though he was born in foreign
! land, Mr.. I,oehr cast his lot at tho
outbreak OF hostiiit!es in 1891 with
the Sou.a and tne record he made
during the War Between the States is
splendid one.
I In Important Engagements.
lie was In several of the most tli-
/ portant battles of that struggle and
was wounded at the battle of Gettys-
burg.
Among the battles In which he
| took part were these at Bull Run,
I WILLIAMSBURG Yorktown, Seven Pines.
| Gaines Mil Fraysers Farm. Sharps.
burg. Fredericksburg, New Bern.
South Mountain. Dinwiddie. Five
Forks. Point Lookout. Plymouth
! Drewry's Bluff. Howietts House. Mil
/ ford Cold Ftarbor and me second
fight on the Manassas battlefield.
/ For many years he was member
OF the old First Regiment Association,
which he aided in organizing ana IN
which he was always prominent
| factor.
Was horn In Germany.
| Mr.. Loehr was born IL Athena. Ger
| many August =, 1s&2. He came TO
America In 1854 and landed In Rich
mond in 1855. In August, 1855, he
was married to Miss Amelia H.
Jonas. OF this city. He leaves two
sons, Charles E. and William A.
Loehr. Of this city. and two daughters,
! Mrs. Elizabeth r. Dickinson, of Louisa
County. and Mrs. Alice Y. eknt, OF
Kents Store. F'iuvanna County.
Besides seven grandchildren. Mr..
I.oehr Is also survived by four sisters.
Mrs. Charles Poindexter and Mrs.
Frank Mum. OF Louisa; Mrs AMMO
Rerkhoiz. of Philadelphia. and Mrs.
Phillirina Tente. OF Brooklyn, y. ",
and two brothers. Fred Loehr. of st.
! Louis. and August Loehr, OF Trevil-
lians, Va.