This story tells of its protagonist's swimming escape while shots were fired at him from above.
Early in this story, it is explained that "gentlemen are not excluded" from a certain punishment dictated by "the liberal military code." In this story, the man on horseback who asks the protagonist's wife for a drink of water turns out to be a Union scout who convinces the protagonist to try to burn the title object. This story tells of its protagonist's swimming escape while shots were fired at him from above. That protagonist of this story blacks out as he is about to hug his wife and feels a sharp pain on his neck shortly before it is revealed he was indeed killed by hanging. For 10 points, name this short story about Peyton Farquhar, written by Ambrose Bierce.
Early in this story, it is explained that "gentlemen are not excluded" from a certain punishment dictated by "the liberal military code."
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"