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Gabriel Neville

Author • Researcher • Speaker

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Gabriel Neville (Short Bio; Full CVis the author of The Last Men Standing: The 8th Virginia Regiment in the American Revolution and numerous articles on Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the frontier in the ​Revolutionary era. His research has appeared in the Journal of the American Revolution, Emerging Revolutionary War Era, The American Battlefield Trust, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and county historical society journals. He is the creator of the Revolutionary Virginia and 8th Virginia Regiment websites. The Last Men Standing is scheduled for release on May 31, 2025.


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Speaking Schedule

Dunmore County Volunteers and the Williamsburg Powder Alarm of 1775

Shenandoah County Historical Society

Edinburg, Va.

March 17, 2026 at 7:00 P.M.


The 8th Virginia and the Old Dominion's Second Authorization of Forces (RSVP required)

George Washington American Revolution Roundtable of the District of Columbia

Mount Vernon Inn, Mount Vernon, Va.

April 7, 2026 at 7:00 P.M. (reception prior)


Strasburg and the 8th Virginia in the Revolution

Strasburg Museum

Strasburg, Va.

April 10, 2026 at 6:00 P.M.


Robert Higgins and Hardy County in the Revolution

Higgins House Museum

Moorefield, W.V.

April 12, 2026 at 2:00 P.M.


Southwest Heroes of Independence

Wilderness Road Regional Museum

Newbern, Va.

June 14, 2026


Shenandoah County Celebrates 1776

Shenandoah County Historical Society

Woodstock, Va.

June 20, 2026


Making History: The 8th Virginia's Pittsburgh Companies in 1776

Fort Pitt Museum Revolutionary War Conference

Pittsburgh, Pa.

July 11-12, 2026


Holding Fast: Dissenting Christians in Anglican Virginia

2026 Historic Germanna Reunion & Conference

Locust Grove, Va.

July 18, 2026


Historical Society of Western Virginia

Roanoke, Va.

October 29, 2026