Owl Creek Bridge Title

The title, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is an extremely interesting title making you want to read the story. The word "Occurrence" in the titlet made me want to find out what the "Occurrence" was. The title made me start thinking about what the story really could be about. The main character is a planter named Peyton Farquar. Farquar wanted to be a soldier in the civil war fighting on the Confederates side, but instead of fighting he stayed home to care for his family and farm. Though he wanted to still be useful to the cause and was willing to do anything for the Confederates. So when the chance came for him to help the Confederates he did by doing a secret mission at the bridge. The story starts