Ambrose Gwinnett BierceAmbrose Gwinnett Bierce was born on June 24, 1842 in Horse Cave Creek, Ohio. His mother was Laura Sherwood and his father was Marcus Aurelius Bierce. Bierce came from a large family; he was number ten of fourteen children. He was never really close to his parents and always wanted to do things for himself. At the age of four his family moved to Indiana, where he spent much of his adolescence. At the age of fifteen he left home to work for an abolitionist's newspaper company where he was a "typographer's devil." Shortly thereafter, he moved to Akron, Ohio with his uncle Lucius Versus Bierce. Young Ambrose deeply admired his uncle not only because he was a lawyer and former mayor of Akron, but also because he had courageously served in the military. He was inspired by his uncle to attend the Kentucky Military Institute and further his education. After a year he abandoned his studies and joined the army. “When the Civil War broke out, at the age of eighteen he volunteered for the Ninth Indiana Infantry Regiment” (Grenader). A brave soldier, he quickly rose from cadet to first lieutenant. Two years later he was assigned the position of Major. He fought in numerous battles, including Sherman's March to the Sea, the Battle of Shiloh, and Chickamauga. After being wounded in one of the battles, he was permanently damaged and was forced to retire. Being able to experience the war firsthand would later help him write some of his best-known works. After his departure from the army he settled in San Francisco. At this time, Ambrose began his career as a journalist. In 1867... half of the document... read by Ambrose dated December 26, 1913. He was never seen or heard from again. The circumstances of his death are uncertain. Placed works “Ambrose (Gwinett) Bierce”. Contemporary authors online. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Literary Resource Center. Network. March 8, 2014Grenander, M.E. ''Ambrose (Gwinett) Bierce.'' Critics and scholars of American literature, 1880-1900. Ed. John Wilbert Rathbun and Monics M. Grecu. Detroit: Gale Research, 1988. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 71. Literary Resource Center. Network. March 8, 2014 Grenander, M.E. “Bierce, Ambrose (Gwinnett) (1842-1914).'' Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature. George B. Perkins, Barbara Perkins, and Phillip Leininger. Vol1. New York Harper Collins, 1991. 93. Literature Resource Center. Network. March 8. 2014