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About the auther Plot summary The story is set during an unnamed battle of the American Civil War(美国内战）.18-year-old Henry Fleming joins the Union Army despite discouragement from his mother and becomes a private in the 304th Regiment. During his first battle, Confederate soldiers charge his regiment, but are repelled（击退）. A few minutes later, they regroup and attack again. When Henry sees some other people running and has his own fears that the battle is a lost cause（注定要失败）,so he deserts his battalion. However, when he gets to the rear of the army, he overhears (无意中听到) a general saying that the army won anyway, and realizes he ran for nothing, and feel ashamed. Then he finds a group of injured men returning from battle. One member of the group, the “Tattered(衣衫褴褛的) Soldier”, asks Henry where he is wounded, but Henry dodges (躲避) the question. Henry is tired, hungry and has a head wound, so he decides to return to his regiment regardless of his shame. When Henry returns to camp, the other soldiers believe his head injury to be caused by a bullet grazing (子弹擦伤)him in battle. The next morning Henry goes into battle . They meet a small group of Confederates and in the fight Henry proves to be one of the best fighters in the regiment. In the final battle, Henry acts as the flag carrier. A line of Confederates is hidden behind a fence beyond a clearing, and are able to shoot Henrys regiment . So, facing certain death if they stay, and disgrace if they retreat, the officers order a charge. Henry leads the charge. Most of the Confederates at the fence run before the regiment gets there. The overall battle ends, and Henry and his regiment march back to camp. * The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane ? Born November , 1871 in Newark, New Jersey.The fourteenth child of Jonathan and Mary Helen Crane. ? Published his first novel, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, in 1893. ? Achieved international fame with the pub