This author wrote a short story in which Peyton Farquhar finds out that it is possible to sabotage a bridge, and is caught in the act leading to him being hanged, but not before he dreams that he has escaped down the river.
One short story by this author centers on a boy who laughs upon seeing blood on soldiers faces but is mute when he sees his own house on fire. This author of Chickamauga described a lawyer as being "One skilled with the circumvention of the law" in The Devil's Dictionary. This author wrote a short story in which Peyton Farquhar finds out that it is possible to sabotage a bridge, and is caught in the act leading to him being hanged, but not before he dreams that he has escaped down the river. For 10 points, name this author of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.
One short story by this author centers on a boy who laughs upon seeing blood on soldiers faces but is mute when he sees his own house on fire.
Ambrose {Bierce}