his gun and his cap
the 304th
Just wonderingWho is "Henry"? And what is 304th---infantry regiment, fighter squadron, field artillery??
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If he means the US 304 Infantry Regiment, then that was part of the US 76 Infantry Division.
"Henry" refers to Henry Fleming, the main character in the novel "Red Badge of Courage". I don't think we know what unit he was in. Remember this book is fiction. It is reported that the author, Stephen Crane, interviewed veterans of the 124 New York Volunteer Regiment to assist with writing of his book.
the sounds were so big and so impressive that he felt he should see it
He backs away
they were going to come up behind the enemy as they approached the rest of the riverbank.
shrewd
he felt that when soldiers marched there should be a fight at the end of it .
"After he calmed down" could substitute for the phrase "after the fever had left his veins."
methapor
She lived in a sea of grief -apex (:
He was feeling guilty about fleeing.