Captain Parsons took four companies from the 5th, 23rd, 38th and 52nd Regiments up the road 2 miles (3.2 km) beyond the North Bridge to search Barrett's Farm, where intelligence indicated supplies would be found.
Kapitán Parsons vedl čtyři kompanie z 5., 23., 38. a 52. regimentu po cestě asi 3,2 km za North Bridge hledat Barrettův statek, kde podle zprávy měly být nalezeny vojenské dodávky.