num_pages: 160
description: Henry Fleming, a raw Union Army recruit in the American Civil War, is anxious to confirm his patriotism and manhood - to earn his "badge of courage." But, his dreams of heroism and invulnerability are soon shattered when he flees the Confederate enemy during his baptism of fire and then witnesses the horrible death of a friend. Plunged unwillingly into the nightmare of war, Fleming survives by sheer luck and instinct.
language: English
title: The Red Badge of Courage
titlecomplete: The Red Badge of Courage
characters: Henry Fleming
genres: Civil War, American, Historical Fiction, Historical, School, Young Adult, Literature, Classics, War, Fiction
ratings_count: 102435
places: Chancellorsville, Virginia, The United States of America
publisher: Penguin Books