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The Affair at Coulter's Notch

Ambrose Bierce

First published 1891
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

In a Civil War battle, Captain Coulter is told to take control of a house and use it as a gunnery station. He is reluctant because, unbeknownst to his superiors, that is Coulter's own house, and his wife and child will be killed when it is taken over. Having set up the gun at such a cost, Coulter is absolutely determined to keep it firing.

Notes

First published in the San Francisco Examiner, October 20, 1889.

Publications (26)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1891 Cover Tales of Soldiers and Civilians E. L. G. Steele Collection 105
1892 In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Chatto & Windus Collection 93
1898 In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians G. P. Putnam's Sons Collection 101
1909 Cover In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians The Neale Publishing Company Collection 105
1910 In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Chatto & Windus Collection 93
1918 In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Boni & Liveright Collection 105
1918 In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Boni & Liveright Collection 105
1926 An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Stories Haldeman-Julius Collection |4
1930 In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Chatto & Windus Collection 93
1934 Cover A Century of Thrillers: From Poe to Arlen Daily Express Publications Anthology 063
1934 Cover A Century of Thrillers: From Poe to Arlen Daily Express Publications Anthology 063
1937 Cover Century of Thrillers President Press Anthology 118|2118
1941 In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Chatto & Windus Collection 93
1943 Cover Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Heritage Press Collection 54
1967 Cover Tales of Horror and Suspense: Vol. II CMS Collection |1
1970 Cover The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce Doubleday Collection 276
1971 Cover Tales of Soldiers and Civilians The Easton Press Collection 54
November 1971 Cover The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce, Volume II: The World of War and the World of Tall Tales Ballantine Books Collection 22
1984 Cover The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce University of Nebraska Press Collection 276
1984 The Best of Ambrose Bierce Castle / Book Sales Omnibus 46
1988 Cover The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce Picador / Pan Books Omnibus 46
1994 Cover Civil War Stories Dover Publications Collection 69
October 2008 Cover The Spook House: Terrifying Tales of the Macabre Penguin Books Collection 104
March 2012 Cover Civil War Stories Dover Publications Collection
March 2012 Cover Civil War Stories Dover Publications Collection
July 2012 Cover Ambrose Bierce: Masters of the Weird Tale Centipede Press Collection