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Brian Caldwell Pohanka (20 March 1955 – 15 June 2005) was a well known American Civil War author, historian, and preservationist. He was also a consultant for Academy Award winning, Civil War related movies such as Glory and Cold Mountain.

Pohanka also advised on television documentaries such as Civil War Journal on The History Channel. He was also a re-enactor, serving as Captain of Company A of the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry, also known as "Duryée's Zouaves", for over a decade. He also attended annual re-enactments 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.

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