A case of reincarnation?

Keene's story began on May, 1991, while on vacation with his wife looking for antiques. They stopped in Sharpsburg, Maryland, where the Civil War battle of Antietam was fought. Though Keene had never read a book on the Civil War before or had any affinity for that era, he felt compelled to visit the battlefield. While walking through a field called "Sunken Road," Keene had the following strange reaction:

"A wave of grief, sadness and anger washed over me. Without warning, I was suddenly being consumed by sensations. Burning tears ran down my cheeks. It became difficult to breathe. I gasped for air, as I stood transfixed in the old roadbed. To this day I could not tell you how much time transpired, but as these feelings, this emotional overload passed, I found myself exhausted as if I had run a marathon. Crawling up the steep embankment to get out of the road, I turned and looked back. I was a bit shaken to say the least and wondered at what had just taken place. It was difficult getting back to the car because I felt so weak. I did not have any answers, just questions. I would one day receive my answers, but not until more than a year later and then from a most unusual source...."

Before leaving Sharpsburg, Keene and his wife visited a gift shop where a Civil War magazine on the Battle of Antietam caught his eye and which he purchased. When they returned home, Keene filed the magazine away and did not look at it until a year and a half later. At that time, when he finally decided to look at the magazine, he once again experienced a strong wave of emotions. When he turned to a page that featured a picture of General John Gordon, Keene was shocked to see himself in General Gordon's visage. Keene learned that General Gordon nearly died after incurring multiple gunshot wounds at Sunken Road during the battle of Antietam. Keene recalled that it was at Sunken Road that he had the profound experience of grief, anger and sadness over a year before.
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... Fifteen years before Keene became aware of his connection with General Gordon, an interesting event happened. Keene began having a severe pain in his jaw which grew steadily worse; so much so that he had to be driven to the emergency room where they ran some tests but could not find a cause. Eventually, the pain slowly subsided and then vanished altogether. This painful event occurred on September 9, 1977, his 30th birthday. Fifteen years later, Keene discovered that General Gordon was wounded in the face at the Sunken Road on September 17, 1862 during the Battle of Antietam. General Gordon was 30 years old at the time.
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Your Mom wrote:That looks like the boy who went to Barra to see his Barra mom, is that the one?

If so, I was not wholly impressed by it and have seen other more convincing stories.

Did you hear of the recent case in, if I'm not mistaken, the Lebanon, whereby a child identified his so called killer and then found where he had been buried as well as the murder weapon?

Your Mom wrote:The concept is widely accepted in Asia, especially India. Interestingly, it used to be part of the Christian teaching but was outlawed at the Council of Nicaea. As such, belief in the West declined, but has seen a massive resurgence in recent years.

Here's an Indian boy's story.

Professor Higgins wrote: Terpentin

Goodnight.

Erm, what? 10 pm? it's still almost morning.

Your Mom wrote:
Here's another one.

One common theme that seems to run through these stories of children is that they remember events after death. So, if we accept these stories on face value, we are left with no choice but to accept another belief as well and that is the existence of spirits or ghosts.

I'm in a similar camp to the Prof, open yet sceptical!

Professor Higgins wrote:Sorry Terpentin, I was being facetious. I was suggesting 10 pm was very early. That dry British wit and all ...