Peyton Farquhar, a Southern planter deeply committed to the Confederate cause during the Civil War, faces a fateful encounter with a gray-clad soldier that alters his destiny through tragic events under the Owl Creek bridge.
Peyton Farquhar was a well-to-do planter from Alabama who was ardently devoted to the Southern cause during the Civil War. Although he longed to be a soldier, circumstances prevented him from joining the army, but he actively supported the South in any way he could.
One evening, a gray-clad soldier approached Farquhar for water, leading to a pivotal moment in the story. In a tragic turn of events, Farquhar was ultimately hanged for his involvement in a subversive action against the Union forces under the Owl Creek bridge.
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