Its a near death experience that he has
At the beginning of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge a unit of the Union army were planning to hang Peyton Farquhar
He was trying to sabotage the Owl Creek Bridge.
A wealthy plantation owner in Northern Alabama is Peyton's occupation.
The protagonist, Peyton Farquhar, is about to be hanged by Union soldiers at the beginning of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." He is standing on a wooden plank with a noose around his neck, awaiting his fate.
I am not sure who all of the characters are but i know that the main character is Peyton Farquhar
Because he crossed the North's territory (the Owl Creek bridge).
He had deliberately trespassed the bridge area, and therefore was to be hung.
Fictional Character from An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Peyton Farquhar values his wife, and kids most in life.
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.
-Peyton Farquhar (main character) -Farquhar's wife -gray-clad soldier (federal spy disguised as a confederate soldier) -company of soldiers
Peyton Farquhar is being hanged for attempting to burn down Owl Creek Bridge.