Brian Pohanka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Brian Pohanka

American military historian

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1955

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Date of Death: 15-Jun-2005

Profession: writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Brian Caldwell Pohanka (March 20, 1955 – June 15, 2005) was an American Civil War author, historian, and preservationist.
He consulted for Civil War related films, such as Glory and Cold Mountain.
He also made a brief and uncredited appearance as Union general Alexander S.
Webb in the 1993 film of the battle of Gettysburg.Pohanka advised on popular television documentaries, such as Civil War Journal on The History Channel and the Ken Burns documentary The Civil War.
In addition, he was a reenactor and living historian, serving for over a decade as Captain of Company A of the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry, also known as "Duryée's Zouaves." He also attended annual reenactments at Gettysburg and the Little Bighorn. Pohanka was named Battlefield Preservationist of the Year in 2004 by the Civil War Preservation Trust and the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust. He died of cancer in 2005, and was buried at Columbia Gardens Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
He is survived by his wife, Cricket; father, brother and sister, among others. Pohanka graduated from Dickinson College in 1977.
In 2006, the college created a Faculty Chair in American Civil War History position in his honor, which has been held by history professor and noted Abraham Lincoln scholar Matthew Pinsker.