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Continue on the Red Trail east and look left for the cannonball monument for Brig. Gen. Benjamin Helm, Abraham Lincoln’s brother-in-law. Helm was a native of Kentucky, which was neutral in the war, and Lincoln offered Helm a position in the Union army. However, Helm turned it down and chose instead to create the 1st Kentucky Cavalry for the Confederates.

At 1.5 miles, turn right onto the Green Trail and follow the grassy path until it exits the forest at Winfrey Field. Cannons and hay bales sit in this vast, green opening, which reflects what many have in mind when they imagine a battlefield. Turn right (southwest) and walk along the edge of the field to the monument for Union Col. Philemon Baldwin, a brigade commander for the 6th Indiana. He died on this spot at 7 p.m. on September 19, 1863. From here, walk south to Brotherton Road.

Helm monument

At 2 miles, turn right onto Brotherton Road and walk down this tranquil lane to Alexander Road. Turn left (southeast) onto Alexander Road and continue to a spot where cannons sit on each side of the road (Waypoint 2). Turn right and go into the forest to take the Green Trail. At a clearing in tall pines sits the monument for Confederate Brig. Gen. Preston Smith, who died the same hour as Baldwin. Also, note the striking metal mural on the side of the monument for the Pennsylvania 77th Regiment. One of the more interesting aspects of the battlefield is the great number of elaborate and detailed memorials. Facing Preston’s monument, turn right (west) and take the Green Trail, and at 2.5 miles cross Brotherton Road.