The Red Badge of Courage

American Literature The Red Badge of Courage The Civil War took more American lives than any other war in history. It divided the people of the United States, so that in many families brother fought brother. The four years of bloodshed left a legacy of grief and bitterness that remains in part even today. The war started on April twelfth, 1861 in Charleston, South Carolina. It ended four years later on April ninth, 1865. Many people call …

…post and get licked here and get licked there, and nobody knows what it's done for. It makes a man feel like a damn' kitten in a bag (p. 174, Crane). Like any war, the Civil War changed lives. Lives of soldiers, their families, and even the little children during that time. In actuality, Henry was changed when he went to war. He experienced all the aspects of war: loneliness, illness, terrifying incidents, rage, and frustrations.