A Civil War story. A soldier rides out under fire in order to show the others where the enemy is lurking. It's awe-inspiring but ultimately futile.
First published in the San Francisco Examiner, July 29, 1888.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
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| 1891 |
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Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | E. L. G. Steele | Collection | 55 |
| 1892 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Chatto & Windus | Collection | 51 | |
| 1898 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | G. P. Putnam's Sons | Collection | 49 | |
| 1909 |
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In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | The Neale Publishing Company | Collection | 58 |
| 1910 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Chatto & Windus | Collection | 51 | |
| 1918 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Boni & Liveright | Collection | 58 | |
| 1918 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Boni & Liveright | Collection | 58 | |
| 1926 | An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Stories | Haldeman-Julius | Collection | |3 | |
| 1930 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Chatto & Windus | Collection | 51 | |
| 1941 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Chatto & Windus | Collection | 51 | |
| 1943 |
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Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Heritage Press | Collection | 20 |
| 1970 |
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The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce | Doubleday | Collection | 283 |
| 1971 |
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Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | The Easton Press | Collection | 20 |
| 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 | 31 |
| 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 | 283 |
| 1984 | The Best of Ambrose Bierce | Castle / Book Sales | Omnibus | 24 | |
| 1988 |
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The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce | Picador / Pan Books | Omnibus | 24 |
| 1994 |
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Civil War Stories | Dover Publications | Collection | 47 |
| 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 |