Peter Conover Hains
| Peter Conover Hains | |
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First Lieutenant Peter C. Hains, 1862. Photo by James F. Gibson. Library of Congress
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| Born |
July 6, 1840 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 7, 1921 (aged 81) Washington, D.C. |
| Buried | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of AmericaUnion |
| Service/branch |
 United States ArmyUnion Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1904, 1916–1919 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Unit | Corps of Engineers |
| Battles/wars |
Spanish–American War World War I |
| Relations |
Thornton Jenkins (father-in-law) Colonel John Powers Hains (son)Peter Hains (son) Thornton Jenkins Hains (son) Peter C. Hains, III (grandson)Rear Admiral Hamilton (Howe) Hains (grandson)John Jenkins Hains Sr. (formerly Spencer Bluckley Hains) (grandson) |
Peter Conover Hains (July 6, 1840 – November 7, 1921) was a major general in the United States Army, and a veteran of the American Civil War, Spanish–American War, and the First World War. He is best known for his engineering efforts, such as the creation of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., and for laying out the Panama Canal.
Hains was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was appointed to the United States Military Academy from New Jersey, and graduated from West Point ranking 19th in the Class of June 1861. Among his classmates were Medal of Honor recipient First Lieutenant Alonzo Cushing, and Major Generals George Custer, USA, and Pierce Manning Butler Young, CSA.
Commissioned and promoted second and first lieutenant in the 2nd U.S. Artillery on June 24, 1861, Hains briefly commanded Battery M, 2nd U.S. Artillery, in the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade, until transferring to the Corps of Topographical Engineers on July 24, 1862. He won a brevet promotion to captain on May 22, 1862, for actions at Hanover Court House. Less than a year later, on March 3, 1863, Hains transferred again—this time into the Corps of Engineers.
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