The Red Badge of Courage

Why does Jim Conklin beat a fellow soldier in the beginning of chapter 2?

I see the part of the chapter where he does but I'm not sure why. Need help for school.

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Upon rising the next day, the soldiers discover that the rumor is not true and they are not moving out, as Jim Conklin, the tall soldier, had said. A man from Chatfield Corners challenges Conklin and Conklin beats him up.

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