This September, Encyclopedia Virginia invites you to make a gift to support the inclusive story of Virginia.Support Encyclopedia VirginiaMEDIA Show Media Credit: Virginia Museum of History and CultureOriginal Author: C. Penabert & Cie, ParisCreated: Nineteenth centuryMedium: Carte-de-visiteSamuel Barron Jr.Samuel Barron Jr., who served as a lieutenant in the Confederate States Navy, is the subject of this carte-de-visite portrait made at a photographic studio in Paris. His namesake father, also in the Confederate navy, rose to the rank of commodore.FEATURED INSamuel Barron (1809–1888)