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A young Virginian soldier falls asleep on duty and sees a mysterious rider on a cliff overlooking a valley. Is it a vision of his fate or a rebel scout? Read the full text and analysis of this classic short story by Ambrose Bierce.
"A Horseman in the Sky" is a heavily anthologized short story by American Civil War soldier, wit, and writer Ambrose Bierce. It was published on April 14, 1889 under the title The Horseman in the Sky in the Sunday edition of The Examiner , a San Francisco newspaper owned by William Randolph Hearst . [ 1 ]
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On a colossal pedestal, the cliff, motionless at the extreme edge of the capping rock and sharply outlined against the sky, was an equestrian statue of impressive dignity. The figure of the man sat the figure of the horse, straight and soldierly, but with the repose of a Grecian god carved in the marble which limits the suggestion of activity ...
A short story about a Union soldier who shoots his Confederate father, a horseman in the sky, without realizing who he is. The story explores the themes of duty, conscience, and the horrors of war.
19. Dez. 2023 · A short story by Ambrose Bierce about a Union soldier who shoots his Confederate father during the Civil War. Explore the themes of duty, loyalty, sacrifice, and moral complexity in this poignant tale.
A Horseman in the Sky. Ambrose Bierce. 1889. 10th Grade Lexile: 1190. Font Size. General Lee and Traveller by Bob Travis is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. [1] One sunny afternoon in the autumn of the year 1861 a soldier lay in a clump of laurel by the side of a road in western Virginia.
