Its main character swims down a river to avoid certain death, only to later realize that he has a "stunning blow on his neck.
This story's narrator believes that the constellations are arranged in a "secret and malign order" when he travels by nightfall. Divided into three parts, this story recounts how the protagonist observes that grey-eyed marksmen have the keenest eyes. A flashback in this story describes a scout visiting the protagonist's home, who is told that a certain pier consists of flammable driftwood. Found in Tales of Soldiers and Civilians, in its last section, the main character journeys thirty miles to get back to his plantation to see his wife. Its main character swims down a river to avoid certain death, only to later realize that he has a "stunning blow on his neck." It ends with the revelation that the main character has a broken neck and that the narrative is a dream of the hanged Peyton Farquhar. For 10 points, name this story by Ambrose Bierce.
This story's narrator believes that the constellations are arranged in a "secret and malign order" when he travels by nightfall.
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"