Ambrose Bierce
What I Saw at Shiloh by Ambrose Bierce, narrated by Mike Vendetti. The audiobook is a first-hand account of the Battle of Shiloh, one of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War. Bierce, who was a soldier in the Union Army, was present at the battle and provides a vivid and often harrowing account of the fighting.
Vendetti's narration is excellent. He brings Bierce's words to life with his clear and expressive voice. He also does a
...This short story is about a young soldier who was lost during the war in Nashville. He had been wandering for some time, and eventually met a physician who told him that he was not well. Upon leaving the physician and wandering in the forest, he saw a monument honouring the fallen soldiers in his brigade. The soldier had died some time ago and was a wandering ghost.
11) The Moonlit Road
The Moonlit Road by Ambrose Bierce - A sordid tale of jealousy and murder. He suspected his wife was having an affair and unleashed a plan to discover the truth. Would the truth destroy his family and lead him down the path to insanity?
I am the most unfortunate of men. Rich, respected, fairly well educated and of sound health—with many other advantages usually valued by those having them and coveted by those who have them
...14) A Holy Terror
Revealed in this mysterious tale is no less than the transition of the ages. Our recently wakened narrator, suddenly renewed and revitalized, finds himself moving beyond the ruins of a lost world and on to the very cusp of a yet unidentified dawning new age. Bierce at his prophetic best.
20) Chickamauga
The little boy who goes unwittingly to visit the great battle of Chickamauga may symbolize the entire nation coming to realize the horror it has visited upon itself.