Shim yejun biography of albert lea

Albert Miller Lea July 23, — January 16, was an American military engineer who surveyed southern Minnesota and northern Iowa in Lea was born in Richland, Tennessee , [ 2 ] a small village not far from Knoxville.

The biographical entries in the KBA were taken from reference works (comprising volumes) originally published between and The period covered.

He attended the United States Military Academy. He graduated fifth of 33 cadets in the Class of Due to his high class ranking, he was assigned to the engineers and posted to Fort Des Moines in the Iowa Territory , serving until his resignation in May In , despite his youth, he became the Chief Engineer for the state of Tennessee. He then worked for the Federal government determining the boundary between Iowa and Missouri.

From to , he was an assistant engineer on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He became a brigadier general in the Iowa militia and then the chief clerk for the U. War Department. In , he earned his master's degree in engineering from East Tennessee University in Knoxville and joined the faculty as an instructor. From to , was the city engineer for Knoxville, as well as managing a local glass manufacturing company.

He moved to East Texas in During the American Civil War , Lea was an engineering officer in the Confederate States Army with the rank of major later, lieutenant colonel. Lea himself was among the Confederate officers who boarded the captured ship, and found his son shortly before his death. After the war, Lea lived in Galveston for several years.