1. Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane A novel about the U.S. Civil War Book Cover from “The Red Badge of courage”, http://www.redbadgeofcourage.org/index.html Jam. 14, 2008 http://www.redbadgeofcourage.org/index.html M. Frerichs Bardonia Elementary School Library Media Center

2. The story of The Red Badge of Courage Book Cover from “The Red Badge of courage”, http://www.redbadgeofcourage.org/index.html Jam. 14, 2008 http://www.redbadgeofcourage.org/index.html The young Civil War soldier named Henry Fleming is about to go into his first battle. How do you think he feels? What are the two flags in the cover? What do you know about the U.S. Civil War?

3. The author Stephen Crane (1871-1900) The novel was published in 1895. It was an immediate success. Was Stephen Crane a primary source of the Civil War? How do you think he wrote such a great book?

4. As a boy, Stephen Crane lived in Port Jervis, New York. From Wikipedia.org Jan 14, 2008

5. Stephen Crane used to sit at the base of the town's Soldiers And Sailors Monument, listening to Civil War stories of the soldiers from the 124th NY Regiment. Killeen M. Quick “Stephen Crane's Roots in Port Jervis, New York” http://www.frugalfun.com/portjervis.html http://www.frugalfun.com/portjervis.html

6. “Crane was to later weave the stories of these war torn soldiers into the fabric of his classic, The Red Badge Of Courage (1895). The novel's title was born from the history surrounding the infamous crimson diamond insignia of the Kearny Division.” Killeen M. Quick “Stephen Crane's Roots in Port Jervis, New York” http://www.frugalfun.com/portjervis.html http://www.frugalfun.com/portjervis.html

7. The movie “The Red Badge of Courage” was made in 1951. From Wikipedia.org Jan 14, 2008

8. http://www.audiemurphy.com/welcome.htm The star of the movie was Audie Murphey

9. http://www.audiemurphy.c om/welcome.htm AUDIE MURPHY June 20, 1924 - May 28, 1971 The most decorated soldier of World War II and in U.S. history. What is the medal around his neck?

10. He received the Medal of Honor, our nation’s highest award for valor, along with 32 additional U.S. medals, five from France, and one from Belgium. When he returned from the war, he became a movie actor. From Wikipedia.org Jan 14, 2008

11. In the movie “The Red Badge of Courage”, Audie Murphy plays the role of Henry, the young boy about to go into battle. Audie Murphy Memorial website http://www.audiemurphy.com/mov_1512/p4_1512.htm Jan. 14, 2008 http://www.audiemurphy.com/mov_1512/p4_1512.htm

12. John Huston, the director of the movie uses actual photos of the Civil War to recreate his own scenes in the movie. Compare this photo with the opening scene in the movie. From Wikipedia.org Jan 14, 2008