# The Red Badge of Courage — Character guide

> Key figures in The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane.

- [Henry Fleming](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_red_badge_of_courage_se/characters/henry_fleming.md): Henry enlists against his mother's quiet warnings and arrives at camp full of classical visions of glory, only to find that the real test is not the enemy but his own imagination. He measures himself against every soldie
- [Jim Conklin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_red_badge_of_courage_se/characters/jim_conklin.md): Jim moves through the regiment with the easy authority of a man who has already made peace with fear, washing his shirt and trading rumors while younger soldiers orbit him for reassurance. Henry watches him the way a ner
- [Wilson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_red_badge_of_courage_se/characters/wilson.md): Wilson begins as the regiment's blowhard, predicting a bloody end for himself and everyone else with theatrical certainty. When the shooting nears, he seeks Henry out to reclaim the private letters he had entrusted, his 
- [the general](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_red_badge_of_courage_se/characters/the_general.md): A commanding officer who directs troops and observes the battle from afar.
- [the colonel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_red_badge_of_courage_se/characters/the_colonel.md): A regimental commander who leads the men in battle.
- [the officer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_red_badge_of_courage_se/characters/the_officer.md): A mounted officer who delivers orders and comments on the regiment's performance.
- [Bill Smithers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_red_badge_of_courage_se/characters/bill_smithers.md): A soldier who is wounded and carried to the rear during battle.
- [Tom Jamison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_red_badge_of_courage_se/characters/tom_jamison.md): A soldier mentioned briefly in camp conversations.
- [Carrott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_red_badge_of_courage_se/characters/carrott.md): A soldier who is wounded and later dies from his injuries.
- [Jimmie Rogers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_red_badge_of_courage_se/characters/jimmie_rogers.md): A soldier who is wounded and cries out in pain.
- [Taylor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_red_badge_of_courage_se/characters/taylor.md): A soldier who is wounded and helped by Henry.
- [Whiterside](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_red_badge_of_courage_se/characters/whiterside.md): A soldier who reports the enemy's approach to the regiment.
- [Hannises' battery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_red_badge_of_courage_se/characters/hannises_battery.md): An artillery battery that fires on the enemy during battle.

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