Brian Caldwell Pohanka

Dear Pohanka family, I´m so grateful for Brian´s knack for seeing and reporting the details in his storytelling, which often feels as though he´s a war correspondent at the scene. A gifted historian, I look for his work. Best, Ed

Fifty years ago, before the internet was invented, I received a gift from an old Bostonian friend - it was a battered old book that was at one time owned by Gen. J.J. Coppinger. It had been presented to him by the well known Irish public figure, Horace Plunkett, in 1895. Inside the front and back covers there were copies of the letters exchanged by Plunkett and Coppinger. It was thanks to Brian Pohanka that I discovered many years later on the internet something of the life and career of Gen....

Brian and Family,

A very belated expression of sympathy for your loss.

I've known Brian Pohanka only through books and television and I always admired his love of the civil war his respect for the integrity and honor of those unique and selfless men that fought on each side.

Your words were always spoken from the heart, as if though they were gilded from heaven, and of the belief that those who have long been gone, will still continue to live in our midst...

Dear Brian - I think of you so very often. Losing you is devastating to we who knew you. I hope you see our dear friend Lenora Snedeker and my husband, Dan, who both crossed over too soon. You have inspired so many, including myself. I'm sure that you are the gentle breeze that passes Cricket's cheek or the delicate breezes swirling about your family. Know that you are loved and missed by multitudes of people whose lives you touched. Thank you for being you.

You are, as always, remembered today dear Capt. and missed greatly.

Remembering you, Brian, on what would have been your 51st birthday. Hope you're having a wonderful time, meeting and talking with all your Civil War/Great War heroes! May God be with your wife Cricket, your dad and siblings, and your many friends and admirers today. We miss you very much!

I morn the passing of Mr.Pohanka, but know that he's sitting underneath the tree's with God and his General's.

MATTHEW 5:8 STATES "BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART,FOR THEY WILL SEE GOD". REST IN PEACE BRIAN POHANKA AND MAY YOUR WELL LIVED LIFE BE AN INSPIRATION TO US ALL.YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

I had the pleasure of meeting Brian in the early 90's when I was starting in reenacting.He made me feel like I had known him for years I did'nt see him or talk to him to often,maybe three or four times throuout my reenacting.But I can tell you that brian was a very Humble Man!and Kind.I will never forget that he took the time to talk to me.To the Pohanka Family,I and my Family send our Heart Felt Sympathy.We will remember and Uplift
you in Prayer.


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