Civil War Stories

by Ambrose Bierce

Overview

Bierce was considered a master of pure English by his contemporaries, and virtually everything that came from his pen was notable for its judicious wording and economy of style. He wrote in a variety of literary genres. His short stories are held among the best of the 19th century, providing a popular following based on his roots. He wrote realistically of the terrible things he had seen in the war in such stories as "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", "The Boarded Window", "Killed at Resaca",

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515427209
Publisher:	Wilder Publications
Publication date:	04/03/2018
Pages:	116
Sales rank:	953,624
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Journalist, short story writer, and satirist Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) was equally adept in a variety of genres, from ghost stories to poetry to political commentary. Bierce's fiction is particularly distinguished by its realistic depictions of the author's Civil War experiences.

Table of Contents

	What I Saw of Shiloh	1
	Four Days in Dixie	19
	A Horseman in the Sky	27
	An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge	33
	Chickamauga	41
	A Son of the Gods	47
	One of the Missing	53
	Killed at Resaca	63
	The Affair at Coulter's Notch	69
	The Coup de Grace	77
	Parker Adderson, Philosopher	83
	An Affair of Outposts	89
	The Story of a Conscience	99
	One Kind of Officer	105
	George Thurston	115
	The Mocking-bird	119