The Red Badge of Courage & Other Civil War Tales

"The Red Badge of Courage" - Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Overcome with shame, he longs for a wound, a "red badge of courage," to counteract his cowardice. "The Little Regiment and Other Episodes from the American Civil War" is a collection of short stories with the Civil War as the main theme: The Little Regiment Three Miraculous Soldiers A Mystery of Heroism An Indiana Campaign A Grey Sleeve The Veteran