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Tag: American Civil War

‘Fly Away, Breath’ by Wendell Berry

Fly Away, Breath by Wendell Berry, 2008 Continue reading →

January 28, 2020November 6, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Fly Away Breath, Kentucky, short stories, Wendell Berry Leave a comment

‘The Night Of Chancellorsville’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Night Of Chancellorsville by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1935 Continue reading →

December 6, 2018September 28, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, F. Scott Fitzgerald, fiction, short stories, The Night Of Chancellorsville, Virginia Leave a comment

‘Knowing He Was Not My Kind Yet I Followed’ by Barry Hannah

Knowing He Was Not My Kind Yet I Followed by Barry Hannah, 1975 Continue reading →

August 23, 2018November 8, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, Barry Hannah, criticism, fiction, Jeb Stuart, Knowing He Was Not My Kind Yet I Followed, short stories, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘Jupiter Doke, Brigadier General’ by Ambrose Bierce

Jupiter Doke, Brigadier General by Ambrose Bierce, 1885 Continue reading →

June 19, 2018August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, Ambrose Bierce, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, fiction, Jupiter Doke Brigadier General, Kentucky, short stories Leave a comment

‘Shiloh’ by Bobbie Ann Mason

Shiloh by Bobbie Ann Mason, 1980 Continue reading →

April 9, 2018September 28, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, Bobbie Ann Mason, criticism, fiction, Kentucky, Shiloh, short stories, Tennessee Leave a comment

‘A Resumed Identity’ by Ambrose Bierce

A Resumed Identity by Ambrose Bierce, 1908 Continue reading →

October 12, 2017November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, A Resumed Identity, Ambrose Bierce, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, short stories, Tennessee Leave a comment

‘A Late Encounter With The Enemy’ by Flannery O’Connor

A Late Encounter With The Enemy by Flannery O’Connor, 1955 Continue reading →

March 6, 2017November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, A Late Encounter With The Enemy, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, short stories, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘One Officer, One Man’ by Ambrose Bierce

One Officer, One Man by Ambrose Bierce, 1889 Continue reading →

January 24, 2017October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, Ambrose Bierce, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, One Officer One Man, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Drummer Boy Of Shiloh’ by Ray Bradbury

The Drummer Boy Of Shiloh by Ray Bradbury, 1960 Continue reading →

September 22, 2016December 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, historical fiction, Ray Bradbury, short stories, Tennessee, The Drummer Boy Of Shiloh Leave a comment

‘A Baffled Ambuscade’ by Ambrose Bierce

A Baffled Ambuscade by Ambrose Bierce, 1906 Continue reading →

February 5, 2016December 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, A Baffled Ambuscade, Ambrose Bierce, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, short stories, Tennessee Leave a comment

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