An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - Ambrose Bierce

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

By Ambrose Bierce

  • Release Date: 1890-07-13
  • Genre: Short Stories

Description

Peyton Farquhar is a plantation owner that is about to be executed. His crime? A supporter of the Confederate cause, he agreed to burn down a bridge he thought was being repaired by Union troops for use. The man who tells him, a Union soldier dressed as a Confederate, has lured Farquhar into a trap there is no getting out of.