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Contraband Found!

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June 18, 2008 - 4:55pm — nhrn1

Contraband Found!

June 14th, 2008 Camp Baker, Pownal, ME

Mrs D Bergeron was camping with the Third ME. The First Sargent, M
Bray, was tipped off by an informer that Mrs Bergeron had confederate
items in her tent. On orders of the Sargent, Private Jared Johnson
performed a search finding several Confederate items including a CS belt
buckle, Confederate currency and personal letters.

Mrs Bergeron was asked to stand before the company while charged as a
Confederate Sympathizer, upon questioning she claimed that the belt
buckle and currency were sent to her by her brother, Micheal Bell. The
personal letters were reviewed and offered proof that her brother was
indeed a union soldier being held as a prisoner of war.

The charges were dropped at that time. Mrs Bergeron was unavailable for
comment as she was suffering melancholy as a result of the experience.

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June 18, 2008 - 5:18pm — mjohnson
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I trust it was all in jest

Wow, sounds like a lively time!

I do trust that Mrs D Bergeron was "in" on the play and that all was done in jest and for fun. Seems like sometimes these things lead to misunderstandings from time to time.

Still, done well, it could have been a very interesting and fun scenario to watch!

--
Michael Johnson

June 18, 2008 - 6:46pm — nhrn1
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joke

The Third Maine knows that I am also a member of the 15th Alabama. I had the items in my tent and had planned to pull a joke onsomeone else, but the joke was flipped onto me and I was busted!

Thankfully they didn't find the railroad maps or the letter from cousin Rose Greenhow...LOL

Miss Deb

June 18, 2008 - 7:47pm — Seamus
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Had we only known of the

Had we only known of the Peril that you were in, we could have come you your aid but alas we were in the hills working on our marksmanship, and consuming provisions.......
Maybe next time aid can be rendered at the right moment!
Seamus

Cogito sumere potum alterum

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