Over the river a golden ray of sun came through the hosts of leaden rain clouds.
The Ending(s) According to the Manuscript
From the Clifton Waller Barret Collection, Univ. of Virginia
The Ending According to the Serial
From the New York Press, 9 December 1894. SOURCE: "The Red Badge of Courage": A Facsimile Reproduction, by Joseph Katz (Gainesville: Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1967)