Chapter 4
Henry and the rest of the men are now awaiting battle. Everybody is gossiping about the events that are taking place. Many of their own brigades are being taken down. Finally their own brigade is attacked as bullets fly by everybody is frozen in fear. Their own lieutenant was shot in the hand. The battle takes way and Henry is petrified with fear and doesn't know if he should run or not. He finally decided to stay and see what everybody else ran for.
The battle field was extremely graphic the author lets you know exactly how it looks like from the smoke to the different colors and the looks on the soldiers faces.
Why was everyone running?