# Colonel Harmon — In the Midst of Life character guide

> Colonel Harmon in In the Midst of Life by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Colonel

**First appearance:** 0024-the-story-of-a-conscience

## Who they are

A Union colonel who makes a fateful decision.

## Relationships

### [General Cameron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_the_midst_of_life_se/characters/general_cameron)

_professional_

Harmon and Cameron are senior officers, likely engaged in strategic planning and command decisions.

### [General Cameron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_the_midst_of_life_se/characters/general_cameron)

_professional_

Harmon and Cameron are senior officers, likely engaged in strategic planning and command decisions.

### [General Cameron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_the_midst_of_life_se/characters/general_cameron)

_professional_

Harmon and Cameron are senior officers, likely engaged in strategic planning and command decisions.

## In the story

### [The Affair at Coulters Notch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_the_midst_of_life_se/chapters/the-affair-at-coulters-notch)

Brigade commander who conveys the order to Coulter and later discovers Coulter's personal tragedy.

### [George Thurston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_the_midst_of_life_se/chapters/george-thurston)

Colonel Brough, commanding the Federal brigade temporarily.

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