The Red Badge of Courage

what does the title "The Red Badge of Courage" represent in general ?

when the reader layed his eyes on the title doest give the true meaning of the story ?

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Red badge of courage really means a wound. The blood stained wound represents courage in battle; it represents boys who have become men. We can also take this as ironic for we quickly learn that there are no heroes in war.