Eustis, Abraham, 1786-1843.
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Eustis, Abraham, 1786-1843.
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Eustis, Abraham, 1786-1843.
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Colonel, 1st United States Artillery.
Born in Petersburg, Va. on March 26, 1786. Education: BA degree from Harvard College, 1804; MA at Bowdoin College, 1806; admitted to Massachusetts Bar in 1807. Military career: commissioned Captain of Company D of newly organized Light Artillery in 1808; Major, 15 March 1810; Lieutenant Colonel, 8 May 1822; Colonel, 17 November 1834; Brigadier General, 30 June 1834. In 1821 took over Army activities at St. Augustine, Florida. In 1824 proceeded to Fort Monroe, Va. and commanded the Artillery School of Practice. In 1832 helped meet the emergency of the Black Hawk War. In 1839 became Commandant of Camp Washington, N.J. Died in Portland, Maine June 27, 1843 while commanding the Sixth Military Dept.
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