Color Sgt John Dennis and compatriot Darrell Haywood of the Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 1524 assisted the Old Autauga Historical Society in placing a new headstone on the grave of Revolutionary War soldier William Kirkland at the historic Pea Ridge Cemetery near Burnsville AL on Saturday April 10, 2022. The following is a write-up provided by Larry Caver of the OAHS regarding William Kirkland and Pea Ridge Cemetery,
"William and his family were settlers of Western Autauga County. William was one of 30 known veterans of the American Revolutionary War who chose to settle in Old Autauga County. In the early days, churches were scarce in some areas. William and his family would travel over Big Mulberry Creek into Dallas County to attend church services at Pea Ridge Methodist Episcopal Church. Several families from Autauga County in those days did the same. William died in 1838 and was buried at his church along with another patriot, James Porter, of Dallas County. The cemetery has graves dating back to at least 1825. The church is long gone but the graves of many of the early settlers of north western Autauga County and northeastern Dallas County remain. The OAHS is committed to seeing that one day all 30 of our Revolutionary veterans here in old Autauga have proper grave markers."
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