# Marsh — In the Midst of Life character guide

> Marsh in In the Midst of Life by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0038-the-mockingbird

## Who they are

A soldier who experiences a strange vision.

## In the story

### [The Day Before](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_the_midst_of_life_se/chapters/the-day-before)

A plain business man who challenges Colston's claims about the conditions needed to read a ghost story.

### [The Day After](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_the_midst_of_life_se/chapters/the-day-after)

Willard Marsh is mentioned in the postscript of Colston's manuscript as the recipient of the document.

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