Albert Miller Lea was born in Tennessee. He graduated from West Point fifth in his class. He became an engineer and was posted to Fort Des Moines in the Iowa territory. Eventually, he became chief engineer for Tennessee, then worked for the federal government. He became a brigadier general in the Iowa militia and then chief clerk for the U.S. War Department. He was an engineering officer with the rank of major (later lieutenant colonel) in the Confederate Army. He served under the Stars And Bars of the Confederacy.

Therefore, do we need to change the name of our town and lake? We don’t want to offend anyone, do we?

 

Codi Hanson

Albert Lea