Because he crossed the North's territory (the Owl Creek bridge).
Peyton Farquhar is being hanged for attempting to burn down Owl Creek Bridge.
I am not sure who all of the characters are but i know that the main character is Peyton Farquhar
What does Peyton Farquhar volunteer to do?
He was hanged
Peyton Farquhar was a wealthy plantation owner in Northern Alabama. Of course, he is a character of a short story fiction.
In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," the main character Peyton Farquhar is hanged from Owl Creek Bridge. The story reveals that the entire escape attempt that takes place after the hanging is a hallucination that occurs in the moment before his death.
* Walking * Daydreaming * Walking * Daydreaming
He is about to be hung.
he got his butt ate
He was trying to sabotage the Owl Creek Bridge.
In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek", the author describes the scene with Peyton Farquhar looking at his watch to tell the readers how Peyton is coping with the sounds around him. He is so frightened that his own watch is really loud.
He imagines his beautiful wife and him being with his family.