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1865-C8; chief of the cominissjiriat department of the south, 1868-73; stationed at Boston, Mass., 1873-75, and assistant to the commissary -general at Washington, D.C., 1875-83. He was brevetted brigadier-geueral, March 13, 1865. He died at Hartford. Conn., Aug. 14, 1883.

HAINS, Peter Conover, soldier, was born in Philadelpliia, Pa., July 6, 1840; son of Reuben and Amanda Mary (Green) Hains, and grandson of John and ilargaretta (Eueu) Hains, and of Daniel and Mary (Carr) Green. He was graduated at the U.S. military academy in 1861 and appointed 2d lieutenant and 1st lieutenant, 2d artil- lery, June 24, 1861. He was ti'ansferred to the corps of topo- graphical engineers, July 24, 1862, and to the corps of engi- ^ neers, Marcli 3, 1863. ^ He was promoted captain July 18, 1863; major Sept. 22, 1870; lieutenant -colo- nel Sept. 16, 1886, and ^^^t^^yi^, colonel Aug. 13, 1895, and was several times brevetted for gallant and meritorious conduct. He served on lighthouse duty and as engineer- secretary of the lighthouse board. He had charge of the Potomac Flats improvement at Washington, and of many other harbor and river improvements and fortifications. He was a member of the board of engineers, a member of the board of ordnance and fortifications, engineer of the Nicaragua canal commission, division en- gineer of the southeast division, and member of the Isthmian canal commission. He was com- missioned brigadier-general U.S.V. in the Span- ish-American war, ^lay 27, 1898, and commanded the 2d 1)rigade, 1st division, 1st army corps, under General Bnxjke at Porto Rico. He was honora- bly di.scharged from the volunteer service, Nov. 30", 1898.

HALDERMAN, John Adams, diplomatist, was born in Kentucky, A])ril 15, 1833. He was edu- cated and admitted t(^ the bar in liis native state, and in 1854 went to Kansjis, where he was private secretary to Governor Reeder; judge of the pro- bate court; mayor of Leavenworth for two terms; a senator and representative in the state legisla- ture and a regent of the state university. In 1861 he joined the Federal forces as major of the 1st Kansas infantry, the pioneer regiment of the state; was appointed provost-marshal-general of the army of the west by General Lyon in July, 1861; took part in the battles of Dug Spring, Aug.

2, 1861; and Wilson's Creek, Aug. 10, 1861; suc- ceeded Colonel Deitzler to the command of the regiment when that officer was wounded, and re- ceived lionorable mention for soldierly conduct in general orders and in the ofiicial report of the battle. He was major-general commanding the state troops of Kansas under Governor Robinson in 1862-63, and organized, armed and equipped the northern division of Kansas militia for active service. He engaged in the battle of Westport, Mo., Oct. 23, 1864, and was mustered out of the volunteer service at the close of the war. He travelled extensively in western Europe, Greece, Turkey, Egypt and the Holy Land, and in 1880 was appointed by President Hayes U.S. consul at Bangkok. Siam. He was advanced by President Garfield to the position of U.S. consul general and by President Arthur, in 1882, to that of minis- ter-resident in Siam, through suggestion from .General Grant, and his presentation at the Siamese court was the occasion of an imposing Oriental pageant. He resigned his position in August, 1885 and returned to the United States. The Universal postal union accorded him a vote of thanks for his efforts in behalf of civilization in the far east. He was decorated knight com- mander of the most exalted order of the White Elephant by the King of Siam for " faithful ob- servance of treaty relations " and for his efforts to suppress the traffic in spirits carried under cover of the American flag; and he was made commander of the royal order of Cambodia by King Norodom and by the French government in appreciation of his efforts to introduce post-offices and telegraphs into Cambodia and Cochin-China. His ministerial career in Asia was characterized by General Grant as " one of the highest suc- cesses in American diplomacy." Highland uni- versity, Kan., conferred on him the honorary degree of LL.D. in 1885. He became a resident of Washington, B.C.

HALDEMAN, Samuel Stehman, naturalist, was born in Locust Grove, Pa., Aug. 12, 1812; son of Henry and Frances (Stehman) Haldeman; grandson of John B. Haldeman, member of the general assembly of Pennsylvania in 1795, and great-grandson of Jacob Haldeman, a member of the committee of safety in the Revolution. His first ancestor in America came from Switzerland. He was educated at thei)ublicscliools, at a classi- cal academy at Harrisburg, and at Dickinson college, remaining in college two years. He afterward continued his education by extensive reading and by attending lectures in the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, 1833-34. For some years following he was interested in a saw mill and blast furnace and later in the iron business. Meanwhile lie was collecting a scientific library, and was contributing frequently to scientific