Ambrose Bierce

Enlisting in the 9th Indiana Volunteers in 1861, Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce became a topographical engineer in Hazen's Brigade. Rising to the rank of Lieutenant, he saw some of the bloodiest fighting of the Western Campaign, including Chickamauga, Shiloh, and Kennesaw Mountain, where he was severely wounded.
Following the war, he moved to San Francisco and began a career as a journalist. He also wrote books and stories, often with a macabre theme. His Devil's Dictionary justified the nickname of 'Bitter Bierce', but his Civil War remembrances showed the depth of the emotional scars he carried to his grave.

To contribute to a statue of Ambrose Bierce, to be erected upon the spot of his last known appearance on American soil, see the Bierce Statue Fund page on the Civil War Library site.

To purchase a CD of Timothy Patrick Miller's rendition of some of Bierce's Civil War Stories in his one-man show Ambrose Bierce Live! on Tour, see the Bierce CD page on the Civil War Library site.

To purchase a set of tapes of Timothy Patrick Miller's rendition of Ambrose Bierce's Civil War Stories, see the Bierce tape page on the Civil War Library site.

To inquire about Timothy Patrick Miller's next performance of his one-man show
Ambrose Bierce Live! on Tour, email him at larkin9241@aol.com

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