The Red Badge of Courage

Why did the luster fade from the eyes of the men in the 304th?

from chapter six in the novel. 

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Rumors of an offensive call the soldiers to the front early. They see over a hundred new coffins roadside on their way over. The men joke, but understand that the coffins are for them. The evident strengthening of the English artillery dispirits the men.