Federick Messer 1791 to 1907: Had Two Sons Who Fought For Confederacy

I have been writing about this man from Waynesville, North Carolina, in my Not So Forgotten: War of 1812 blog.  He died at age 115 and lived through the War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War and Spanish-American War.

I could not find out if he was ever a veteran, but he had two sons who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War.

SAMUEL MESSER (1832-1886)

Private Company L,  16th NC Infantry and Co. E of the Thomas Legion Inf.

CONRAD H. MESSER (1838-18 October 1862)

Company E., 29th N.C. Infantry

Killed at the Battle of Camp Wildcat in Kentucky.

His grave was unknown until found in 2003.  His actual burial site is  200 yards away in the cemetery.

Buried in the Feltner Family Cemetery in Laurel County, Kentucky.

--Old Secesh