Chapter 20

In this chapter the regiment continues to fight. Henry and Wilson continue to carry the flag. They soon fight over who is going to be the only carrier, and finally Henry pushes Wilson away so that he is the only one. The soldiers keep fighting but get pushed back into the trees because the enemy keeps firing and more and more men die. Henry keeps hoping for a victory because of the officer who said that they were worthless and that their fighting skills were like mule drivers. Henry gets angry and takes the lead and Wilson tells him goodbye because he doesn't think that he will make it through but Henry tells him to shut up that they will. After all the smoke had cleared out they had seen that they defeated the enemy once again.

What does it mean to fight like Mule Drivers?