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Show REVEALED IN A DREAM. How a Father of a Itojr In Graf Iterorered Hi Hon' Ktmalnv One of the bloodiest battles fought on Georgia soil during the late war was that of Kesaca. Among the many patriotic pa-triotic youths who took arms in defense de-fense of southern independence was the 18-year-old son of Mr. Jethro Jack-sou, Jack-sou, of Griffin. Ga., and the brave boy met his death at the battle of Rosaca He was dearly beloved by his comrades, com-rades, and they gave him a little tetter tet-ter burial than usually falls to the lot of those who die upon the field of battle. bat-tle. With rough boards taken from the bridge near by they made him a rude coffin, and tenderly and lovingly placed him under tho sod. It was some time in the spring of lHtiG that Mr. Jethro Jackson went to Kesaca to look for the grave, of his son. Ho wished to find the remains, and to tako them to Griffin and inter them in I the family burying ground. The com-I com-I rades who laid young Jackson to rest gave the father a description of the spot where they had buried him, telling tell-ing him about the rude pine coffin made from the boards taken from the bridge. After many days of tireless search Mr. Jackson failed to locate his son's grave, and returned to his homo in Griffin. A few nights after his return ho dreamed that his son came to him and pointed out tho place whero he was buried. The dream was like a vision, lie saw his son standing beside his bed and heard him say: "Father, I am buried under a mound which was thrown up by the Yankees after I was killed. You will know the mound when you see it by tho poke-berry poke-berry bushes growing upon it. (io and tako mo up and carry mo homo to mother." So strong an impression did this dream make upon Mr. Jackson, that he returned at once to Kesaca. taking with him one of the comrades who had buried his son. Tho mound was found just as described in tho dream and tho pokw'oorries were growing upon it An excavation was made, and a few feet below be-low the earth the rough pine coffin was found, and in it wero the remains of young Jackson. Ho was fully identified, identi-fied, not only by tho coffin and the shoes, but by the name which was on tho clothing. Atlanta-Journal. |