Pat Falci gained fame not only for his role as General A. P. Hill in Gettysburg, but also as director/screenwriter Ron Maxwell’s historical advisor for both that movie and Gods and Generals. Pat provided casting director, Joy Todd, and the actors with photographs and research for both films, scouted out locations in Maryland, and took Maxwell on a Stonewall Jackson tour of Civil War battlefields and other historical sites. Pat, a native of Astoria, played Rough Rider #2 in producer/actor Tom Berenger’s film of the same name, served as Jeff Shaara’s historical advisor, providing research and tours of Civil War sites portrayed in his books, and vetted John Jakes’s manuscripts for On Secret Service and Charleston, at its editor’s request.

     He has spoken at countless CWRTs throughout the country and has wowed them consistently. He is the recipient of the CWRT/NY Distinguished Service Award, the Fort A. P. Hill Commander’s Award for Excellence, the U.S. Army M.D. of Washington, D.C. Commanding General’s Award, the U.D.C. Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal, and the S.U.V. Commander’s Award for Excellence. In addition to these honors, he has earned a commission of Colonel from the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

     For 15 years Patrick has been the face of General Ambrose Powell Hill. Before that, he was a Civil War re- enactor with the 14^th Tennessee for 15 years--Archer’s Brigade, Hill’s Light Division. Ever since the movie Gettysburg, where Patrick created the role of Hill, he has been enlightening the public about "Lee’s Forgotten General." In fact, he joined the Museum of the Confederacy in the unveiling of Hill’s 13^th Virginia regimental flag--and helped to raise $10,000 for the flag’s restoration project. General Hill’s wife Dolly made the flag, in part from her own wedding dress, and the restoration was a project dear to Patrick’s heart.

     It’s the same love of preservation that has prompted a lifetime membership in the Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT), talks on Civil War subjects throughout the country, and a school program called "The Life and Times of the Civil War Soldier." He was the first 3-time president of the Civil War Round Table of New York, delivered a speech for the Sons of Confederate Veterans on Lee’s Bicentennial, January 19, 2007, and he is an honorary member of the Virginia Sons of Confederate Veterans.