Chapter XXV Summary

Henry could see that there was movement among the men along the line and wondered what could possibly happen next. He and his friend just waited and watched until the regiment received its orders to retrace the path they had come. The men groaned and got up on their feet to tramp slowly across the field which they had run across not too long ago.

As he marched, Henry had a chance to think and it took him a little while to shake off his battle mindset and return to normal. At last he was able to comprehend what he had experienced. He had come through a land of upheavals, a land filled with blood and passion, and he had survived. Then he moved on to his failures and his achievements of late. He was proud of his behavior on the...