Ambrose Bierce was an author and journalist who served as a lieutenant in the Union Army. He fought at the Battle of Philippi and the Battle of Rich Mountain in modern day West Virginia. A Tough Tussle was first published in the San Francisco Examiner on September 30, 1888.

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