Albert J. Myer

Chief Signal Officer, U.S. Army Albert James Myer
Albert James Myer (1828-1880)
Nickname(s)	Old Probabilities
Born	(1828-09-20)September 20, 1828 Newburgh, New York
Died	August 24, 1880(1880-08-24) (aged 51) Buffalo, New York
Buried	Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1854–1880
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands held	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.