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\how far is it to the owl creek bridge?\ farquhar asked.
\about thirty miles.\
\is there no force on this side of the creek?\
\only a picket post half a mile out, on the railroad, and a single sentinel at this end of the bridge.\
15 \suppose a man - a civilian and student of hanging - should elude the picket post and perhaps get the better of the sentinel,\ said farquhar, smiling, \what could he accomplish?\
the soldier reflected. \i was there a month ago,\ he replied. \i observed that the flood of last winter had lodged a great quantity of driftwood against the wooden pier at this end of the bridge. it is now dry and would burn like tinder.\
the lady had now brought the water, which the soldier drank. he thanked her ceremoniously, bowed to her husband and rode away. an hour later, after nightfall, he repassed the plantation, going northward in the direction from which he had come. he was a federal scout.
guiding questions
question 6 of 13
who comes to visit farquhar at his home?
a federal scout disguised as a member of the southern army
a member of the federal army who encourages him to hide in his house
a member of southern army who needs help in destroying a bridge
a member of the southern army who wants to know how to destroy the nearby railroads

Explanation:

The text mentions that the soldier was a Federal scout. He disguised himself as someone to get information from Farquhar. He was not a real member of the Southern army but used that guise.

Answer:

A. a federal scout disguised as a member of the Southern army