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Generally, a Baron Knight (The Capture of Baron Rudolph De Wardener) "Preserving the Past. Protecting the Future." the Protecting Past. the "Preserving Volume 4, Issue 3 Summer 2006 Historic Fairfax City, Inc. Generally, a Baron Knight "Fare Fac - Say Do" by William Page Johnson, II Executive Officers Karen M. Stevenson President The next time you are slurping down your ice cream or Vacant Vice-Pres. sipping on your coffee at the Sweet Life Café, the present tenant Hon. John E. Petersen Treasurer of the one-hundred-and-fifty-year-old Moore House located Betsy K. Rutkowski Secretary on the northeast corner of Main and North Streets in the City Ann Adams Director of Fairfax, consider one of the most famous incidents of the Fairfax, VA 22030 VA Fairfax, Hildie Carney Director Norma M. Darcey Director Civil War. An incident involving a daring Confederate officer, a 10209 Main Street Main 10209 Patricia A. Fabio Director Michael D. Frasier Director Union General, an Austrian Baron and a British Knight. Karen Stevenson, President Stevenson, Karen D. Lee Hubbard Director Hon. Wm. Page Johnson, II Director Return Address - Historic Fairfax City, Inc. City, Fairfax Historic - Address Return David L. Meyer Director Much has been previously written of this episode. So the focus will Bradley S. Preiss Director be on one of the lesser known characters, an Austrian Baron, Rudolph Baron David L. Pumphrey Director Hon. John H. Rust, Jr. Director de Wardener, who was sleeping in the Moore House that night. Eleanor D. Schmidt Director Dolores B. Testerman Director Edward C. Trexler, Jr. Director Rudolph Baron de Ellen R. Wigren Director Wardener was born March Sidney H. Williams Director The Newsletter of Vacant Director 18, 1837 at Hermanstadt, Transylvania (now Sibiu, Historic Fairfax City, Inc. Romania). He was the son of August Reud Baron de Wardener and Luise Czernik von Orvath. August de Wardener was a Field Marshal in the Austrian Army, Commanding an Army Corps for Kaiser Franz Josepf. He was killed during the Hungarian The Fare Facs Gazette © 2006 Revolution of 1848. Young Rudie was educated at Editor: William Page Johnson, II Theresianische Militärakademie, Weiner Neustadt, Austria. He left school on September 1, 1856 and entered Austrian military service as 2nd Lt., 4th Uhlanen (Lancers) Regiment, a.k.a. the Kaiser Franz Josef Regiment. He was Adjutant of a cavalry brigade during the Franco-Austrian War in 1859, a.k.a. 2nd War of Italian Independence. He participated in the battles of Magenta (yes, that’s where the name of the color comes from) and Solerfino in which Austria suffered humiliating defeats. While in the service of Austria, Rudolph met a young British soldier-of-fortune, by the name of Percy Wyndham, who was serving in the 8th Uhlanen Regiment. Following the Austrian Rudolph Baron de Wardener, in his Austrian Lancers uniform, date unknown. Captured at the Moore House, Fairfax Court House, defeat, Wyndham enlisted in the Italian Army and served with March 9, 1863, by Col. John Singleton Mosby. E-mail: [email protected] distinction as a Lt. Col. and brigade commander under Giesuppi Photo courtesy of Dr. Hugh de Wardner. Website: www.historicfairfax.org Continued on Page 4 Volume 4, Issue 3 The Fair Facs Gazette Summer 2006 Volume 4, Issue 3 The Fair Facs Gazette Summer 2006 Fairfax, Virginia, September 2006- Getting To Know You HFCI Board Member Hon. William Page Johnson, II Greetings from the President-- Welcome New Members! HFCI MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION/ RENEWAL A special ‘hats off” to Board As a member of the Board of Debra Christenson HISTORIC FAIRFAX CITY, INC. is a non-profit member Brad Preiss for designing and Richard & Nancy Lessard Historic Fairfax, Page has edited our corporation (501©(3) organization) building HFCI’s award winning float for quarterly Newsletter since January 2003 Ronald L. Kinzer the 4th of July parade. The float was a in addition to working on other Library of Virginia replica of Old Town Hall (see photo on Committees for Historic Fairfax. Page Membership Classifications: page 10). Brad and his team makes a tremendous contribution to The Board of Directors of HFCI extends a hearty welcome reproduced this historic building in detail historic preservation informing the public to all new HFCI members. • Class A Individual including the benches, signs and railings in front of Old through the newsletter. His contribution as editor and ..........................................................................$25.00 Town Hall. HFCI was awarded the Independence Day chief writer of the newsletter is the quality of, the depth • Class A-1 Additional Household Member Celebration Committee’s trophy. Thank you Brad and of, and information in the newsletter. His historic research ..........................................................................$10.00 your team for this terrific float. centers on primary sources such as Court records, • Class B-1 Non-profit Organizations ..........................................................................$35.00 newspapers, and when possible personal interviews with Class B-2 For profit Organizations Congratulations also to Board Member, Page • family members. ..........................................................................$50.00 Johnson who was selected by HFCI as our 2005 HISTORIC FAIRFAX CITY, INC. Volunteer of the Year awarded by the Inter-Service Club Page is the elected Commissioner of the Revenue Council of Fairfax City, Inc on July 26th. Page makes a for the City of Fairfax and a graduate and current member Do you want to know more about the history of Enclosed is my tax-deductible membership application significant contribution to historic preservation as editor of the Board of Visitors of George Mason University. where you live? and check made out to Historic Fairfax City Inc. for: and chief writer of our newsletter, The Fare Facs Gazette. He is the author of two books: Brothers and Cousins: $___________ Confederate Soldiers and Sailors of Fairfax County, JOIN HISTORIC FAIRFAX CITY, INC. Good wishes to Andrea Loewenwarter. Andrea Virginia and Off to War: The Virginia Volunteers in the Name or Organization: resigned from HFCI’s Board and as our Vice President War with Mexico. He is past-president of the Historical Just what is available to you as a member of HFCI? to accept a position with the City’s Office of Historic Society of Fairfax County. Page is a lifelong, fifth Telephone #: Resources. HFCI is sorry to lose such a valued Board generation native of Fairfax, and eleventh generation A newsletter, 4 times a year announcing what is member as Andrea. However, as a member of the staff Virginian. He is a direct lineal descendant of two Signers happening with all HFCI projects and events Contact name: of the Office of Historic Resources, HFCI can still rely of the Declaration of Independence – Thomas Nelson, on her expertise and experience. Jr. and Carter Braxton. 2 general meetings a year, affording you an e-mail: opportunity to meet and speak with people behind Do you have items which may be of Historical He is married to Susan (Hardy) Johnson, and has the scenes working to maintain interest in the Address: value? These items might be something of interest to two children (Dillon and Sam). history of Fairfax. our Museum? Contact our Museum Curator, Susan This past July Page was named Historic Fairfax Inskeep Gray at 703-385-8415. We are looking forward to having you join us. We need City, Inc. Volunteer of the Year (2006) by the Inter- Return to: Historic Fairfax City, Inc., and value your support. Together we will preserve the Service Club Council. Attention: Membership Committee Are you interested in working on the 2007 heritage that has been left to us. Homes Tour? It is time to organize for this event which 10209 Main Street Page we thank you for all you do. Fairfax, VA 22030 will be held on May 5, 2007. Homes have been The Board of Directors of selected. However, we need volunteers for additional Historic Fairfax City, Inc. -or- committees including brochures, donations, advertising,. refreshments and more. Please contact Karen Website: www.historicfairfax.org Stevenson (703-352-1255) or Pat Pflugshapt at 703- In The Next Issue... E-mail: [email protected] 273-1579. In honor of Veterans Day, look for the story of Fairfax resident, Staff Sergeant James G. La Marre, for whom Karen Stevenson La Marre Drive in is named. 2 11 Volume 4, Issue 3 The Fair Facs Gazette Summer 2006 Volume 4, Issue 3 The Fair Facs Gazette Summer 2006 5. Joanna Ashley de New Exhibit Opens at Ratcliffe- Ratcliffe-Allison House is located at 10586 Main WARDENER m. Street, and there is convenient parking adjacent to The Aaron C. GEWIRTZ, 2003. October 8– “Digging up the Dirt: Family Archaeology Program” – Hands-On Program, Allison House Pozer Garden. The Ratcliffe-Allison House is open daily Monday-Friday for walk-in visitation. To arrange a group 4. Maxwell de WARDENER m/1 Diana Blenheim Estate, 3610 Old Lee Highway Kitty Barrett Pozer: A Joyful Gardener, a new exhibit tour, please call: Susan Inskeep Gray, Curator, 703-385- Lee JOHNSON; m/2 Patricia Louise at Ratcliffe-Allison House, celebrates the rich gardening 8415. PELLETIER 08/08/1984. November 12– “What We Lost in the 1960s legacy of Kitty Barrett Pozer (1888-1981), who lived in 5. Todd Maxwell de Suburbia” – talk and book signing, Ray Suarez, the house for 54 years. WARDENER; m. Jennifer Correspondent for Public Television’s “The News BABCOCK, 10/2004. Hour” and author. The exhibition includes articles Mrs. Pozer wrote 5. Tracy Lynn de WARDENER b. for national home and garden magazines, books from her 1968; m. Clay HARTMAN. December 10– “Holiday Customs of the Past” – extensive and diverse library, and articles she authored for 6. Jack Elliott HARTMAN talk by Virginia Mescher, historian and food ways The Washington Post as the newspaper’s gardening interpreter. columnist for nearly 25 years. 3. Maxwell Reud de WARDENER 01/22/ 1894; m/1 Paule Antoinette MERCIER For more information and reservations, call the (1893-06/03/1974, Paris, France), 08/1915; Museum and Visitor Center at 703-385-8414 or div.
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