Cornelius Hanleiter diary, 1861-1865 [microform].

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Cornelius Hanleiter diary, 1861-1865 [microform].

The collection consists of a microfilm copy of the diary, November 7, 1861-January 14, 1865 of Cornelius R. Hanleiter in five bound volumes of about 75 pages each. Along with these originals is a typed copy of each volume which is microfilmed immediately after the original. The diary documents Hanleiter's service during the Civil War serving mainly in Savannah, coastal Georgia, and the Charleston, South Carolina areas. Hanleiter wrote of life in camp, camp hospitals, death, religious ceremonies, supplies, weapons, fortifications, discipline, coastal vessels, and his family and home in Atlanta.

1 microfilm reel.

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