The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

Stephen Crane: Man, Myth, & Legend
This University of Texas site provides a brief biography of Stephen Crane along with other information about the author and his works. You will find sound clips introducing several of his novels, links to other resources, a listing of common themes and literary techniques deployed by Crane, images of the author, and a bibliography of his work.

Critical Reception: Early Reviews
Here you will find a discussion of the critical reception The Red Badge of Courage garnered when it first appeared on the American publishing scene. During Crane's lifetime, many reviews of his work focused more on his private life than on his writings. But other early reviews introduced many of the themes and issues that remain of interest today.

America Goes to War: The Civil War and Its Meaning in American Culture by Bruce Catton

The Civil War
This comprehensive and engaging site examines many aspects of the Civil War. The site provides a time line, a thorough introduction to the major battles, information on places important during the war, lyrics and sound clips of music of the time, and primary source materials such as letters and documents.

The Negro's Civil War: how American Blacks Felt and Acted During the War for the Union by James M. McPherson

The Civil War and Emancipation
This page, part of the PBS "Africans in America" series, examines emancipation and the role of African Americans during the Civil War. Learn about Abraham Lincoln's mixed messages concerning the abolition of slavery, find out about African Americans' service during the war, and read about the end of the Civil War and the implementation of the Thirteenth Amendment.

Glory
Read a review of the film Glory, a movie based upon the story of the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. The 54th Regiment was the first African American regiment in the army, and the bravery of its soldiers in pivotal battles during the war led to the inclusion of African Americans in all branches of the military.

Rebel Private: Front and Rear by William A. Fletcher

The Valley of the Shadow. Two Communities in the American Civil War
This site offers enormous resources for learning about the American Civil War. In the words of the site, "the Valley of the Shadow Project takes two communities, one Northern and one Southern, through the experience of the American Civil War. The project is a hypermedia archive of thousands of sources for the period before, during, and after the Civil War for Augusta County, Virginia, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Those sources include newspapers, letters, diaries, photographs, maps, church records, population census, agricultural census, and military records."

Poetry and Music of the War Between the States
Through poetry and music written by Northerners and Southerners during the Civil War, you will learn not about historical facts and statistics, but about the thoughts and emotions of those living during this troubled time.