Chapter 1 - Red Badge of Courage

Right away we meet Henry. He is enlisted to fight in the Civil War for the Union. He started off wanting to enlist, but because he's now being force he doesn't want to. Jim Conklin is the only other character we meet in this chapter and he's a solider that spreads a rumor that they are going to battle the next day. The next day comes and his rumor turns out to be false and the other soldiers are upset at the lie. Henry is thinking of all the possibilities and sometimes doubts his decision. He wants to be courageous, but he's starting to get scared and he doesn't know what to do.