Albert Miller Lea (July 23, 1808 – January 16, 1891) was an American military engineer who surveyed southern Minnesota and northern Iowa in 1835.

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 1836.

In 1844, he earned his master's degree in engineering from East Tennessee University in Knoxville and joined the faculty as an instructor.

[3] During the American Civil War, Lea was an engineering officer in the Confederate States Army with the rank of major (later, lieutenant colonel).

Commander Edward Lea of the Union Navy, was mortally wounded while serving on the USRC Harriet Lane.