Setting

Here, we will discuss the setting of the short story “Chickamauga” by Ambrose Bierce.

Time setting

The title of the short story written by Ambrose Bierce, “Chickamauga”, reveals that the story is going to be about the famous Battle of Chickamauga, fought in 1863.

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Social setting

The social setting is closely related to the time setting, as the Battle of Chickamauga refers to the fight between Unionists and Confederates.

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Physical setting

The main physical setting in which the action takes place is the forest in which the boy gets lost. Some important places marking the forest are the stream and the rocks between which the boy sleeps. When the wounded soldiers are depicted, the entire physical setting of the forest seems to be personified, as moving together with them: “The very ground seemed in motion toward the creek.”

The forest is also the place where part of the battle took place:

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