First published in 1800, &quot;An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge&quot; is a short story by the American writer and Civil War veteran Ambrose Bierce described as &quot;<i>one of the most famous and frequently anthologized stories in American literature</i>&quot;.<br /><br />&quot;An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge&quot; recounts the events leading up to and immediately following the hanging of a Confederate sympathizer by the Union Army. The story is story set during the Civil War and utilizes the frame story technique.<br />The narration is divided into three sections. The first section is written in present tense, suggesting it is the current event. The second section acts as a flashback to provide information leading up the present situation. The final section contains the frame story which, as you should recall, is a story within a story.