At Antietam, a family divided by the war stood on opposite sides at Burnside Bridge. Union Col. Henry W. Kingsbury and Confederate Gen. David R. Jones had married sisters, Eva and Rebecca Taylor. Kingsbury, described as a brilliant, honorable, and brave soldier, commanded the 11th Connecticut Infantry in the first attack on the bridge, while Jones, known as "Neighbor" Jones for his friendly, outgoing personality, and the soldiers of his division defended it. As he led his men, Kingsbury was wounded four times, suffered great pain during the dressing of his wounds, and lived only twenty-four more hours. Four months later, Jones, whose soldiers had killed his brother-in-law, died of a heart attack at age thirty-seven.
