The National Guardsman is a short story written by Ambrose Bierce, first published in 1891. The story follows the journey of a man who joins the National Guard as a way to escape his mundane life and find adventure. However, upon his return home after a training exercise, he finds that nothing has changed and he is still trapped in his routine.
By Ambrose Bierce · First published 1878 · Genre: Military Fiction, Historical Fiction, Adventure