1st Lt. J.L. Hines, 2nd Infantry leaving the old convent at Boac, Marinduque, P.I. (where Hqtrs and 2 companies, 2nd Infantry were quarted) with a detachment 2nd Infantry after insurrectors. Probably February or March 1901.
Great view of the courtyard in front of the Boac church with the tents of the troops.
Lt. Hines would become a very important figure in the U.S. Army. In December 1922, Hines was assigned as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, and became Chief of Staff of the United States Army on 14 September 1924. In 1926, after completing his tour as Army Chief of Staff, Hines took command of the IX Corps Area in California, which he led until 1930. In 1930, Hines became commanding general of the Philippine Department. Hines retired in May 1932. He was promoted to the rank of full (4 star) general on the retired list by a Special Act of Congress on 15 June 1940.
