Abraham Eustis

Abraham Eustis
Abraham Eustis
Born	March 26, 1786; Petersburg, Virginia, U.S.
Died	June 27, 1843 (aged 57); Portland, Maine, U.S.
Buried	Mount Auburn Cemetery
Service/branch	U.S. Army
Rank	Brevet Brigadier General
Commands held	Fort Monroe; Fort Butler;
Wars	War of 1812; Black Hawk War; Seminole Wars;
Memorials	Fort Eustis; Eustis, Florida; Lake Eustis;
Alma mater	Harvard College A.B. (1804); Bowdoin College A.M. (1806);
Children	Henry L. Eustis
Relations	William Eustis (uncle)

Abraham Eustis (March 26, 1786 – June 27, 1843) 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 Florida, Lake Eustis and the city 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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