The Old Soldiers Monument located in the Burchett/Plummer Cemetery at
Wolf features sandstone inscriptions at the base which list soldiers from
that part of the county who fought in the Revolutionary, 1812, Mexican,
Civil, and Spanish American Wars. It was erected by Robert Burchett,
patron of the cemetery who spent much of his life caring for the memorial
and promoting the patriotism of fallen soldiers.
A descendant of Charles Burchett writes regarding the Burchett/Plummer Cem.
and the "Old Soldier's Monument:
"This monument stands in my family
cemetery which was indeed founded by Robert Burchett. Information I have
from a notebook kept by Charles Wesley Burchett, copied by my Great Aunt
Kate Burchett indicates that this monument was actually planned and erected
by Charles Wesley Burchett with the aid of his brothers John P. and Nelson
T. Burchett. Robert Burchett was not living at the time the monument was
built."
Names of the soldiers engraved on War Memorial located in the Burchett-Plummer Cemetery:
O. S. John Plummer, 28 U.S. Inf., Capt. Belts Co. War
1812
John Haney, War of 1812
Lt. Cass A. Hall, Mexican War, 2nd Lt. Co. C 20th Ky. Volunteer
Infantry 1861- 1865
Sgt. Eli Davis, Co. I 40th O.V.I.
Sgt. N. T. Keaton, Co. G. 22d Ky. Vol.
Crp. J. P. Burchett, Co. d. 40th Ky. V.M.I.
(Volunteer Mountain Infantry)
Crp. Jas. H. Davis, Co. d. K. V. I.
Crp. L. P. Duncan, Co. c. 20th Ky. V. I.
Crp. C. W. Burchett, Co. c. 20 Ky. V. I.
Samuel Zornes, Co. K. 40th Ky. V. I.
F. M. Burchett, Co. D. 40th Ky. V. I.
Edw. Zornes, Co. K. 40th Ky. v. I.
Sgt. Wm. K. Elam, Co. F. 2d Ky. V. I.
Crp., John C. Plummer, Co. F. 4th US I S. A. War of 1898
Wm. Morgan, Co. F. 39th Ky. I.
J.L. Right, Co. B. 14th Ky. I.
A.J. Hood, Co. H. 22d Ky. S. I.
Jas. McGuire, Co. D. 40th Ky. Ind.
Pleas Jordan, Co. I 53d Ky. I.
Robt. Gee, Co. G. 22d Ky. I.
W. J. Sellards, Co. G. 22d Ky. I.
Caleb Burton, Co. G. 22d Ky. I.
Frank Davis, Co. C. 20th Ky. I.
Lt. J. T. Everman, Co. H. 22d Ky. I.
W. N. Perry, Co. D. 22d Ky. I.
W. L. Duncan, Co. D. 22d Ky. I.
G. R. Ross, Co. B. 2 Mo. Cav.
Burrel Jordan, Co. C. 20th Ky. I.
Jas. Littleton, Co. E. 22d Ky. I.
E. B. Wilhoit, Co. I. 22d Ky. I.
T. J. Fuller, Co. B. 12th Ky. Cav.
V. H. Swint, Co. I. 11th O. Cav.
Lt. G. W. Littlejohn, Co. E. 40th Ky. I.
Sgt. P. G. Bruce, Co. E. 22d Ky. I.
Sam Wilcox, Co. D. 40th Ky. I.
F. M. Wilcox, Co. d. 40th Ky. I.
Lt. John T. Everman, Co. H. 22d Ky. I.
W. N. Perry, 22d Ky. I.
W. L. Duncan, Co. D. 40th Ky. I.
H. O. Davis, Co. I. 22d Ky. I
J M. Cartee, Co. G. 22d Ky. I. Co. E. Mex War
S. V. Clark, Co. I. 16th Ky. I.
G.W. Burns, Co. K. 183 O.I.
F.M. Green, Co. H. 45th Ky. I.
A.R. Snider, Co. F. 54th Ky. I.
Dr. J. P. Huff, Co. K. 40th Ky. I.
R. I. Duncan, Co. K. 40th Ky. I.
Sanders Zornes, Co. E. 22d Ky. I.
Jefferson S. Keaton, Co. G. 22d Ky. I.
H.M. Withrow, Co. G. 14th Ky. I.
Winfield Withrow, Co. F. 4th U.S. I. S. Am.
Joshue Roe, Co. C. 20th Ky. I.
Wm. Burchett, Co. C. 20th Ky. Inf.
Jake Messer, Co. F. 39th Ky. I.
Andrew Sartin, 1776
Wm. Rice, Revolutionary War
Edward Roe, Co. K. 16th Ky. Inf.
Wm. Roe, Co. K. 16th Ky. Inf.
Fielden Roe, Co. K. 16th Ky. I.
Samuel Lambert, Co. E. 27th O. V. I.
David Tipton, Co. K. 39th Ky. I.
Hon. Jas. Cooper, Co. G. 22d Ky. I.
John Lewis, Co. A. 14th Ky. I.
R. F. Rice, Co. K. 40th Ky. I. (Methodist Minister)
Linsy Sizemore, Co. f. 38th Ky. I.
A.J. Jacobs, Co. d. 22d Ky. I.
John Burchett, Co. H. 22d Ky. I.
Submitted by Garrett and Sherry Lowe