One of the Missing (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Ambrose Bierce
- First Published: 1891
- Type of Plot: Horror
- Time of Work: 1864
- Setting: Georgia, near Kennesaw Mountain
- Principal Characters: Private Jerome Searing, Lieutenant Adrian Searing
- Genres: Short fiction, Horror literature
- Subjects: Fear, Civil War, Death or dying, Military life or service
- Locales: Georgia
The Story
Although a private, Jerome Searing is no commonplace member of the rank and file of the Union Army, moving slowly closer to Atlanta. He is characterized as extraordinary: an incomparable marksman, a fearless woodsman, a remarkably strong and intelligent young man. Searing has repeatedly refused promotion because he prefers service as an orderly in the perilous role of scout. His mission this day is to get as near the enemy lines as possible and gather information on the Confederates’ movements. Searing pushes stealthily through the forest to an abandoned plantation,...
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