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Charles Heitzich and the Diplomatic Pouch
On his last trip from Mobile to New Orleans, Charles Heitzich agreed to carry the diplomatic pouch. When he got to New Orleans on that trip, the city had already fallen to Union forces. The incriminating evidence in that pouch was a letter from the French Foreign Minister confirming that France was making uniforms for the Confederate army. And when Butler saw that, he decided, you know, Heitzich should be put on trial as a spy for the Confederacy and if found guilty, should be hung.
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