Peter Conover Hains

Major General

Peter Conover Hains
Major General; Peter Conover Hains
	First Lieutenant Peter C. Hains, 1862. Photo by James F. Gibson. Library of Congress.
Born	July 6, 1840; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died	November 7, 1921 (aged 81); Washington, D.C., US
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch	United States Army; Union Army
Service years	1857–1904, 1917–1919
Rank	Major General
Unit	Corps of Engineers; Corps of Topographical Engineers
Commands	Battery M, 2nd Artillery Regiment; Engineering Regiment, XIII Corps; 5th District, U.S. Lighthouse Board; Eastern Division, USACE; ;
Known for	Tidal Basin, Panama Canal
Conflicts	See battles American Civil War First Battle of Bull Run; Battle of Hanover Court House; Siege of Vicksburg; ; Spanish–American War; World War I Atlantic theatre; ;
Memorials	Hains Point, East Potomac Park, Washington D.C.
Alma mater	U.S. Military Academy
Children	Peter and Thornton Jenkins
Relations	Peter C. Hains III (grandson); Thornton A. Jenkins (father-in-law)
Other work	Nicaragua Canal Board; Panama Canal Commission
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Peter Conover Hains (July 6, 1840 – November 7, 1921) was a major general in the United States Army, military engineer, and veteran of the American Civil War, Spanish–American War, and the First World War. He is best known for his civil engineering efforts, such as the creation of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., and for laying out the Panama Canal.