Gabriel Neville, Author at Journal of the American Revolution

Gabriel Neville

Gabe Neville is engaged in a long-term research project on the 8th Virginia Regiment and maintains a blog on the subject at 8thVirginia.com. He writes and speaks from time to time on related topics and intends to produce a book on the regiment’s unique career. A former journalist and congressional staffer, he now works as a senior advisor at a Washington, DC law firm. He lives in northern Virginia with his wife and two sons.

Historic Sites, Preservation, The War Years (1775-1783) July 16, 2019 July 15, 2019

The Last Vestige of the Clove Road

With no actionable intelligence, General Washington had to guess where British Maj. Gen. William Howe was taking his army. So in July 1777, he…

Features, The War Years (1775-1783) April 10, 2018 April 9, 2018

The “B Team” of 1777: Maxwell’s Light Infantry

On the topic of Maxwell’s Light Infantry, Lt. Col. William Heth’s views were crystal clear. “Maxwells Corps ’Twas expected would do great things,” he…