Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of the story. In what way are the presentations of the Civil War in "A Horseman and the Sky" and The Death of Reynolds different? The drawing presents war in a negative light, while the story presents it in a positive light. The drawing gives precise information about a battle, while the story does not. The story relates the war to slavery, while the drawing relates it to states' rights. The story deals with a soldier's feelings about the war, while the drawing does not.