The General — The Red Badge of Courage Character Profile

About The General

A high-ranking Union officer whose alleged orders to sacrifice the 304th regiment in a suicidal assault are overheard by the soldiers. Despite this demoralizing intelligence, the regiment chooses to fight on regardless.

Character Facts

Played by

Tim Durant

Appears in

The Red Badge of Courage (1951)

Role

Supporting

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