Pope's money and papers not 1/8 of a mile from where we laid. Stuart's Cavalry fell in our very wagon at Catlett’s and stole Gen. Incessant firing of artillery, skirmishing, and strategy unparalleled. It was a wonder, and it astonishes me that no one seems to know that it was ever made. I saw at Bulls Run 48 hours steady fight and the ten days before that the most wonderful retreat (from Rapidan to Manassas) ever made in this world. We fight "Mit Sigel" and a good fighter he is. Though lengthy, it's included here for its rich details:
service." Turning his attention to the draft, Jennings writes "I have always opposed drafting, thinking in a war like this it was a shame that enough Volunteers could not be found, but now I think some of the Democrats had better come out into the field and let the women vote for them." The final portion of the letter is a lengthy passage in which Jennings describes his faith in 11th Corps commander Major General Franz Sigel and the fear he felt when JEB Stuart's troopers attacked the well-supplied Union camp at Catlett's Station. Jennings opens the letter by stating he had "absolutely drawn no pay since May 1st and but 26$ since I have been in the U.S. It's unclear if Jennings was serving on staff or was still with Dilger's Battery. Jennings had enlisted as the company clerk for Dilger's Battery I, 1st Ohio Light Artillery, although he writes this letter from Beardsley's Cavalry Brigade, which was then attached to the 11th Corps. Sell Jennings writes to his friend about life in the 11th Corps and JEB Stuart's August raid at Catlett Station.
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