Ambrose Bierce's "Chickamauga" is representative of his typical subject matter, theme, and style.
             A. Military experiences
             B. Effect of the loss of his wife and eldest son
             III. Bierce's subject matter
             A. Supernatural themes
             V. Bierce's style of writing
             VI. Bierce's subject matter in "Chickamauga"
             VII. Bierce's theme in "Chickamauga"
             VIII. Bierce's style in "Chickamauga"
             A. Shifting points of view
             B. Adult and child perspectives
             Ambrose Bierce's "Chickamauga" is representative of his typical subject matter, theme, and style. His subject matter often deals with the Civil War and its horrors. Having served in several battles during the Civil War, Bierce strives to display, through his writings, the true devastation which comes as a result of wars. His theme, although sometimes macabre, emphasizes the reality of warfare. Again, Bierce is relying on his own war experiences in order to have his audience empathize with his characters. Ambrose Bierce's style of writing includes shifting of views from one character to another. With his own unique subject matter, theme, and style, Bierce develops stories which interest readers from generation to generation.
             Ambrose Bierce was born in 1842 (May 368). At the age of 19, Ambrose Bierce joined the 9th Indiana Volunteers, in 1861, for the United States of America (Appelbaum iii). He was in several of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War (Appelbaum iii). Bierce was at Chickamauga, where 34,000 men lost their lives (Appelbaum iii). During battles, he risked his own life several times to rescue his fallen comrades (Appelbaum iii). Once, at Kennesaw Mountain in northern Georgia, he himself was seriously wounded (Appelbaum iii). Bierce recovered, though, and he went on to write many stories...