Brigadier General Albert J. Myer

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brigadier_General_Albert_J._Myer
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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1823-06-20
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Albert_J._Myer_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:U._S._Army_Signal_Corps
gptkbp:death_date 1880-06-01
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famous_for telegraphy innovations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brigadier General Albert J. Myer
gptkbp:influenced military communications
gptkbp:known_for founding the U. S. Army Signal Corps
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Father_of_the_Signal_Corps
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Signal
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Washington,_D._C.,_USA
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1846-1880
gptkbp:signature Albert J. Myer signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_E._Myer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fort_Myer
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