Albert J. Myer person
· born in New York City
also: Chief Signal Officer, Colonel Myer, General Albert J Myer, Meyer, Myer, Myer's
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Albert J. Myer born_in
New York City documented
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“Born in New York in 1827 Myer apprenticed as a telegraph operator…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.57
Albert J. Myer studied_at
Hobart College documented
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“Graduated from Hobart College in 1827 he continued his studies at Buffalo Medical College…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.57
Albert J. Myer studied_at
Buffalo Medical College documented
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“Graduated from Hobart College in 1827 he continued his studies at Buffalo Medical College obtaining his M.D in 1851…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.57
Albert J. Myer worked_for
United States Army documented
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“he sought and obtained a commission as assistant surgeon in the regular army…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.57
Albert J. Myer moved_to
New Mexico documented
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“Ordered to New Mexico his interest in signal communications was renewed…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.57
Albert J. Myer proposed
War Department documented
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“Myer wrote to the War Department in 1856 asking if the government might be interested in his signaling system…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.57
Albert J. Myer worked_for
United States Army Signal Corps documented
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“Thus the Signal Corps began to take shape... Myer in May 1861 traveled east... where General Benjamin F Butler ordered details for signal duty and Myer proceeded to instruct them…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.58
Albert J. Myer moved_to
Fort Monroe documented
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“Myer in May 1861 traveled east arriving at Fort Monroe in June…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.58
Benjamin F. Butler appointed
Albert J. Myer documented
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“General Benjamin F Butler ordered details for signal duty and Myer proceeded to instruct them…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.58
Albert J. Myer worked_for
Military Division of Western Mississippi documented
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“Meyer on the occasion of his assignment to General Edward Canby's Military Division of Western Mississippi sought to involve Signal Corps personnel in another aspect of intelligence operations…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.59
Edward Canby appointed
Albert J. Myer documented
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“Colonel Myer proposed a new service which Canby assigned at once to the Signal Corps…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.59
Albert J. Myer worked_for
William Tecumseh Sherman documented
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“Meyer completed his war service with General Sherman…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.59
Edwin Stanton removed_from_power
Albert J. Myer documented
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“In November 1863 he had clashed with Secretary of War Stanton over control of the telegraph lines... As a consequence of this dispute Myer had been removed as Chief Signal Officer…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.59
Albert J. Myer reassigned
U.S. Army documented
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“Through litigation and politics he won his reinstatement on October 30 1866... his position had been made permanent in the recently enacted Armed Forces Act…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.59
Albert J. Myer founded
Department of Practical Military Engineering Military Signaling and Telegraphy documented
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“Myer promoted the visibility of his organization by establishing a Department of Practical Military Engineering Military Signaling and Telegraphy at West Point…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.60
Joseph O. Mauborgne appointed
Albert J. Myer documented
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“Credit for this belongs largely to Major General Joseph O Mauborgne who became Chief Signal Officer in October 1937…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.218