Black Civil War vet buried in unmarked N.S. grave to finally get tombstone

Calendar June 8, 2010 | Posted by javal

A tombstone will be placed this weekend over the unmarked grave of a black Civil War veteran who joined the battle against slavery before dying in Nova Scotia almost 100 years ago.

Ben Jackson lies buried in a small cemetery across from the Stoney Hill United Baptist Church cemetery in Lockhartville.

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