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At 5.5 miles turn left at a T intersection onto the Red Trail and take this across Glenn-Kelly Road. You will pass the monument for Union Brig. Gen. William H. Lytle, a lawyer and poet who died while leading an attack on horseback. Ahead you’ll walk between two large fields and pass the monument marking the headquarters for Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans, leader of the Union army of the Cumberland (Waypoint 5). Cross Dyer Road, ascend the low hill, and at 6.9 miles you’ll reach a four-way intersection. Turn right onto a dirt road and go northeast.

At 7.5 miles, turn left onto a gravel road and go northwest. Look left for an open field and cabin, which housed the Snodgrass family who lived on this land during the war. From here you’ll take an easy walk along small roads heading back to the visitor center.

At 7.9 miles, turn left onto an old paved road and go north. At 8.3 miles, turn right and go northeast. Cross the field to the cannons marking Slocum’s Louisiana Battery. From the cannons, turn left and return to the visitor center.