the corporate limits of the independent city of Newport News (which merged with the former Warwick County in 1958). An Army Aviation School is also located there. The James River Reserve Fleet of decommissioned vessels, known locally as the "Dead Fleet" is located in the river offshore. With the base closure of Fort Monroe in nearby Hampton, a portion of the work there has shifted to Fort Eustis. Notes and references Duncan, Barbara R. and Riggs, Brett H. Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook. University of North Carolina Press: Chapel Hill (2003). External links Fort Eustis official website Eustace Families Association website Fort Eustis history 1786 births 1843 deaths United States Army officers United States Army personnel of the War of 1812 Harvard College alumni Bowdoin College alumni People from Petersburg, Virginia Burials at Mount Auburn Cemetery American people of the Black Hawk War American people of the Seminole Wars Military personnel from Virginia