The Red Badge of Courage

What signifiance can be attached to the last sentence of chapter two?

The last sentence is:

"He stared at the red, shivering reflection of a fire on the white wall of his tent until, exhausted and ill from monotony of his suffering, he fell asleep"

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Henry is lamenting his nighmares about war. He feels the spirit of war and the spirit of death in the air, in the light, in his head.

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