Chief Signal Officer, U.S. Army Albert James Myer | |
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 Albert James Myer (1828-1880) | |
| Nickname(s) | Old Probabilities |
| Born | September 20, 1828 Newburgh, New York |
| Died | August 24, 1880 (aged 51) Buffalo, New York |
| Buried | Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1854–1880 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Commands | U.S. Army Signal Corps |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Albert James Myer (September 20, 1828 – August 24, 1880) 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 wig-wag signaling (or aerial telegraphy), and also as the father of the U.S. Weather Bureau.