Albert James Myer was a surgeon and United States Army general. He is known as the father of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, as its first chief signal officer just prior to the American Civil War, the inventor of wigwag signaling, and also as the father of the U.S. Weather Bureau.
Washington, D. O., January 14, 1862. SrR: [have the honor to submit to the general commanding tho Army the inclosed letter of special mention from General Stevens, the official report…
OFFICE OF THE SIGNAL OFFIOER, A. P., Washington, D. O., January 14, 1862. SrR: [have the honor to submit to the general commanding tho Army the inclosed letter of special…
Near Yorktown, Va., April 13, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to forward the inclosed report relative to the services of signal officers at the battle of Winchester, and the…
OFFICE OF THE SIGNAL OFFICER, Washington, D. C., October 21, 1862. GENERAL: The Chief Signal Officer, then serving at headquarters Department of Virginia, was, by Special Orders, No. 26, directed…
OFFICE OF THE SIGNAL OFFICER, Washington, D. C., October 21, 1862. GENERAL: The Chief Signal Officer, then serving at headquarters Department of Virginia, was, by Special Orders, No. 26, directed…