“As the 11th Connecticut fanned out along Antietam Creek, aiming to pin down the rebels on the bluffs across the stream, it faced a withering fire. "The air rang with whistling balls," an 1868 history of Connecticut's service during the war noted, "and the ground quaked with the hard breath of artillery." 11th Connecticut Pvt. Daniel Tarbox was of Brooklyn, Conn., was mortally wounded in the attack, dying the next day. He was only 18 years old. For more, check out John Banks' Civil War blog: http://john-banks.blogspot.com/”