Biography

Existed: 1863 - 1962

Superior: United States. Army

Successor: United States. Army. Electronics Command

Variants: Signal Corps (U.S.) // United States. Army Service Forces. Office of the Chief Signal Officer // United States. Department of the Army. Office of Chief Signal Officer // United States. Office of Chief Signal Officer // United States. Signal Corps // United States. Signal Office // United States. Signal Service // United States. War Department. Office of the Chief Signal Officer // United States. War Department. Signal Service

Historical Note: The Signal Corps of the United States Army was created in 1863. In 1962 the name was changed to United States Army Electronics Command. A Signal officer of the Army was authorized by act of June 20, 1860; Signal Corps organized under act of Mar. 3, 1863; by joint resolution 12 of Feb. 9, 1870 work of the Signal Corps was extended to embrace the taking of meteorological observations; by act Oct. 1, 1890, Weather Bureau was created and meteorological work of the Signal office was transferred thereto. From Checklist of US public docs., 1789-1909.