washburn is a harvard man. he's only 26 years old. he had been a captain in the second mass and was moved over to the fourth massachusetts. he's got about 80 men with him, 80 men on horse and they're doing the bidding for these these two other regiments. go ahead. there's the two union commanders of highbridge, horace kellogg of the town, 123rd, ohio. or he is hearing rumors that long street is sending some cavalry out to defend bridge. and so he sends his chief of staff, our colonel theodore reed, out to take control of the whole situation over there. go ahead. no, go ahead. the confederate commanders are james daring and thomas mumford. and there three different divisions of the cavalry that are sent by longstreet. they've got about 1200 men altogether. so they've got the union guys outnumbered. 1200 to 800. go ahead. okay. so press the button, please. oh, oh, you. the fourth massachusetts is sent ahead. their orders are to burn the bridge while the two regiments sit on a hill outside of major watson's house along the bush river, wh