(7-95) Battlefield Tour Stop 7 (Bloody Hill), south view

1995 Tour Guide: Throughout the battle General Lyon's 4,000-man command held this high ground against repeated attacks. At the peak of the fighting, the entire south slope of the hill was covered with battle smoke. When the fighting ended, more than 1,700 Union Confederate soldiers had been killed or wounded here. Among the fatalities was General Lyon himself

(7-95) Bloody Hill, southeast view

(7-95) Bloody Hill, northeast view