Nicodemus, William Joseph Leonard, 1834-1879
Biography
William Joseph Leonard Nicodemus (1834-1879) was born near Hagerstown, Maryland, and graduated from West Point in 1858.Before the Civil war, Nicodemus served in the Southwest with Albert J. Myer––future founder of the Signal Corps––developing “aerial telegraphy."
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
William Joseph Leonard Nicodemus letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 868678
Mss 868678
Date(s):
1868-12-28
Scope and Contents
Two-page letter from William Joseph Leonard Nicodemus in Washington, DC to the president of Dartmouth College, asking for the position of preofessor of military science at Dartmouth.