A tale of the confusion of war and the uncertainty of enemies: a soldier becomes confused as to which way his army lies, shoots almost at random, and sets off a firefight. He is thinking of his brother from whom he has become estranged, and finds that he has killed him.
First published in the San Francisco Examiner, May 31, 1891.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 |
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In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | The Neale Publishing Company | Collection | 218 |
| 1918 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Boni & Liveright | Collection | 218 | |
| 1918 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Boni & Liveright | Collection | 218 | |
| September 1965 |
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Der Gnadenstoß: Geschichten des Grauens | Rowohlt | Collection | 33 |
| 1970 |
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The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce | Doubleday | Collection | 363 |
| November 1971 |
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The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce, Volume II: The World of War and the World of Tall Tales | Ballantine Books | Collection | 131 |
| 1974 |
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Un călăreț prin cer și alte povestiri | Cartea Românească | Collection | |
| 1984 |
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The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce | University of Nebraska Press | Collection | 363 |
| 1984 | The Best of Ambrose Bierce | Castle / Book Sales | Omnibus | 99 | |
| 1988 |
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The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce | Picador / Pan Books | Omnibus | 99 |
| 1994 |
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Civil War Stories | Dover Publications | Collection | 119 |
| October 2008 |
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The Spook House: Terrifying Tales of the Macabre | Penguin Books | Collection | 178 |
| March 2012 |
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Civil War Stories | Dover Publications | Collection | |
| March 2012 |
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Civil War Stories | Dover Publications | Collection | |
| July 2012 |
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Ambrose Bierce: Masters of the Weird Tale | Centipede Press | Collection |