The Red Badge of Courage

During the Civil War, a union regiment rests along a riverbank, where it has been camped for weeks. The army is said to march soon. Since the time that Henry joined, the army has merely been waiting for engagement. The narrator reveals that Henry had joined the army because he was drawn to the glory of military conflict. The soldiers march for what seemed like days on end. Then they finally came to a battlefield. As they secured their position the enemy charges. …