Civil War - American
The Civil War made a tremendous impact. Numerous authors have written about the events and background both from a literary and historical perspective. One of the most famous works of literature related to the Civil War is The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane, but there are many more.
Civil War Literature
Writers have used the Civil War as a backdrop for their literary writings about American characters. Read The Red Badge of Courage and other works.
These Honored Dead
The ghosts of the past come back to haunt us. In "These Honored Dead," Thomas Desjardin mines the literature of the Battle of Gettysburg to demythologize the bloodiest, and most famous, battle of the Civil War. He sifts through letters, diaries, memoirs and other works of war literature to decipher the hidden meanings. Along the way, he...
Etext - Red Badge of Courage - Stephen Crane (1871-1900)
Stephen Crane is famous for his novel, "The Red Badge of Courage," even though he was born after the war was over.
Etext - Sleepers - Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
Read "Sleepers," by Walt Whitman.
Professor and the Madman
The son of American missionaries, Minor attended Yale University and eventually became a doctor. He volunteered his medical skills as a captain during the Civil War, which might have contributed to his mental demise. Read more about his tale and the story of the Oxford English Dictionary.