<P> `` An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge '' ( 1890 ) is a short story by the American writer and Civil War veteran Ambrose Bierce . Regarded as `` one of the most famous and frequently anthologized stories in American literature '' , it was originally published by The San Francisco Examiner on July 13 , 1890 , and was first collected in Bierce 's book Tales of Soldiers and Civilians ( 1891 ) . The story , which is set during the American Civil War , is known for its irregular time sequence and twist ending . Bierce 's abandonment of strict linear narration in favor of the internal mind of the protagonist is an early example of the stream of consciousness narrative mode . </P>
<P> `` An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge '' ( 1890 ) is a short story by the American writer and Civil War veteran Ambrose Bierce . Regarded as `` one of the most famous and frequently anthologized stories in American literature '' , it was originally published by The San Francisco Examiner on July 13 , 1890 , and was first collected in Bierce 's book Tales of Soldiers and Civilians ( 1891 ) . The story , which is set during the American Civil War , is known for its irregular time sequence and twist ending . Bierce 's abandonment of strict linear narration in favor of the internal mind of the protagonist is an early example of the stream of consciousness narrative mode . </P>
when does an occurrence at owl creek bridge take place
when does an occurrence at owl creek bridge take place
during the American Civil War
during the American Civil War