CSN Barron, Samuel Jr. - Commander

Samuel Barron Jr.​

Born: November 28, 1809

Birthplace: Hampton, Virginia

Father: Samuel Barron Sr. 1765 – 1810

Mother: Jane Sawyer

Wife: Imogen Wright 1808 – 1855

(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)​

Children:

Imogene Wright Barron 1835 – 1909​

(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)​

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Mary Barron 1839 – 1840​

(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)​

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Elizabeth Wright Barron 1841 – 1855​

(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)​

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Virginia Pendergast Barron Baird 1845 – 1888​

(Buried: Epping Forest, Occupacia, Virginia)​

Occupation before War:

1820 – 1861: Served in the United States Navy, rising to Captain

1849 – 1853: Commander of U.S.S. John Adams

1858 – 1859: Commander of USS Wabash

1860 – 1861: Chief of Bureau of Detail, for United States Navy

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1865: Served in the Confederate States Navy, rising to Captain​

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Chief of the Office of Orders, and Details, for CSA Navy Department​

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Commander of Coastal Defenses of Virginia, & North Carolina

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Commander of Forts Hatteras, and Clark​

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Reassigned as Commander of Naval Forces, in Virginia​

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Commander of CSS North Carolina, & CSS Mississippi​

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1865: Resigned from the CSA Navy on February 25, 1865​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1888: Farmer in Essex County, Virginia​

Died: February 26, 1888

Place of Death: Loretto, Virginia

Age at time of Death: 78 years old

Burial Place: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia

 

[Pollaco]

He was requested by the Army commander to defend Fort Hatteras because the fort's armament was comprised of "naval ordinance". After being captured at Fort Hattaras he was confined for 11 months at Fort Columbus on Governor's Island, then Ft. Warren. After being exchanged he was sent to England as a captain. In England he secured the North Carolina and the Mississippi( Laird Rams) for the Confederacy. Another source say it was the Stonewall and the Georgia but I question that as the Stonewall was built in France wasn't it? After these ships were siezed by British Authorities he then moved his Confederate operations, As Flag Officer, to Paris and continued procurement operations for the navy. He resigned his commission on Febuary 25, 1865 and returned to America.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Obit and Funeral:

 

[Pollaco]

The accompanying news article states that he was appointed as midshipman at the age 3, is this possibly a Typo? How does one appoint a 3 year old?