Hanleiter, Cornelius R., 1815-1897.

Cornelius R. Hanleiter, journalist and Confederate soldier, was born June 14, 1815, in Savannah, Georgia, and died April 24, 1897, in Atlanta, Georgia. Hanleiter moved from Savannah, to Macon, Georgia, where he edited the SOUTHERN MISCELLANY; he then moved to Atlanta (1847), and established the NATIONAL AMERICAN, which became the GATE CITY GUARDIAN (at the start of the Civil War), then the SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY. In partnership with John H. Rice, he owned the Franklin Printing House. He entered the Confederate Army (September 1861) as a member of the Jo Thompson Artillery of Wright's Legion, 38th Georgia Regiment, and became a captain. His company stayed in the Savannah, coastal Georgia, and the Charleston, South Carolina areas.

From the description of Cornelius Hanleiter diary, 1861-1865 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123420068

Confederate Army officer.

From the description of Diary, 1861-1863. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20748485