Calico Illustrated Classics: The Red Badge of Courage

Calico Illustrated Classics: The Red Badge of Courage — page 1
chapter 1 A Boy Enlists It was a spring morning in 1863 The young soldiers of the 304th Regiment were waking up in North Virginia in the midst of the Civil War From where they sat they could see the smoldering remains of Confederate campfires Henry Fleming a young farm boy from New York sat around the campfire drinking coffee His friend since childhood Jim Conklin ran toward him waving a shirt above his head Jim was out of breath We’re going to move tomorrow for sure We’re going way up the river cutting across and coming up behind the enemy It’s a lie A thunderin lie shouted a corporal His smooth face was flushed He 4