Abraham Eustis

Military Person

1786 – 1843

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Who was Abraham Eustis?

Abraham Eustis was a lawyer and notable U.S. Army officer, eventually rising to become a Brevet Brigadier General. He saw service in Florida and became a notable artillery specialist and the first commander of Fort Monroe, located at the entrance to the harbor of Hampton Roads in Virginia.

In the State of Florida, Eustis Lake and the town of Eustis were each named in his honor. Camp Abraham Eustis, a World War I-era U.S. Army base along the James River, was named for him. Later renamed Fort Eustis and now located in the independent city of Newport News, Virginia, it is part of an expanded and active facility, Joint Base Langley-Eustis.

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Born
Mar 26, 1786
Petersburg
Children
Education
  • Harvard College
  • Bowdoin College
Lived in
  • Virginia
Died
Jun 27, 1843

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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