Nevertheless, the realistic portrayal of the battlefield in The Red Badge of Courage has often misled readers into thinking that Crane (despite being born six years after the end of the Civil War) was himself a veteran.
无论如何，《红色英勇勋章》对战场现实的描写常常误导读者，认为克莱恩自己就是个老兵（作者在南北战争结束后的第六年出生）。