The author of that story set in this war also wrote a story in which the protagonist hears a loud and regular metallic clanging which he soon realizes is the ticking of his own watch; his senses are heightened due to his impending hanging by opposing soldiers in this war.
A short story named for a battle in this war sees an unnamed boy confronted by maimed soldiers retreating from a battle; unaware of the seriousness of their wounds, the boy plays at leading those soldiers before discovering his own house burned and his mother killed. The author of that story set in this war also wrote a story in which the protagonist hears a loud and regular metallic clanging which he soon realizes is the ticking of his own watch; his senses are heightened due to his impending hanging by opposing soldiers in this war. For 10 points, the stories "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," which depicts the hanging of Peyton Farquhar, and "Chickamauga," are set during what war?
A short story named for a battle in this war sees an unnamed boy confronted by maimed soldiers retreating from a battle; unaware of the seriousness of their wounds, the boy plays at leading those soldiers before discovering his own house burned and his mother killed.
American Civil War [accept equivalents, such as War of Southern Aggression]