The red badge of courage / Stephen Crane.
By: Crane, Stephen.
Publisher: New York : Bantam Books, c1964Description: 151 p.ISBN: 0553124323.Subject(s): Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863--Fiction | Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Fiction | Historical fiction | War storiesDDC classification: Fic C85r 1964 Summary: Eighteen-year-old Henry Fleming is a private in the Union Army's 304th New York Regiment. Having enlisted despite his mother's protest, Henry internally questions if his bravery will hold true in the face of battle. Determining that all hope is lost during his regiment's first skirmish, Henry flees in the midst of a bleak and bloody situation. However, as he reaches the rear of the army, he learns that the Union has actually won the battle. Overcome with shame, Henry returns to his regiment, hoping that a wound - a 'red badge of courage' - will absolve him of his cowardiceItem type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Eighteen-year-old Henry Fleming is a private in the Union Army's 304th New York Regiment. Having enlisted despite his mother's protest, Henry internally questions if his bravery will hold true in the face of battle. Determining that all hope is lost during his regiment's first skirmish, Henry flees in the midst of a bleak and bloody situation. However, as he reaches the rear of the army, he learns that the Union has actually won the battle. Overcome with shame, Henry returns to his regiment, hoping that a wound - a 'red badge of courage' - will absolve him of his cowardice
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