An occurance at Owl Creek Bridge

This story piqued my interest. I was trying to put myself in the setting since the author was so descriptive about the surroundings. The things that the man went through, really made him look at his life. After his first near death expereince, he woke up to find a world that was so vivid. I have had an experience like that and I believe that is what connected me to this story. At the end when he see's his family, I thought that he had make it back against all odds. At least when he did die, he went down fighting.