Michael Cluskey

May, 1832 (age 40)

Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States

From 1851 to 1859, Clusky was the postmaster of the United States House of Representatives. In 1859, he moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where he edited the Avalanche. During Buchanan's administration, he was secretary of the Democratic National Committee, and he published Clusky's Political Text-book. He supported secession. When the war began, he was commissioned as a captain in the 2nd Tennessee Regiment and fought with the Army of Tennessee in Virginia and at Shiloh. He was adjutant-general on the staff of Preston Smith and attained the rank of major. He was severely wounded at Atlanta in the Georgia campaign. The soldiers of the Army of Tennessee elected him to the Confederate House in 1864. Upon his recovery, he served on the Conference and Naval Affairs Committees. After the war, Cluskey returned to Memphis to resume the editorship of the Avalanche. In the late 1860s, he moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where he edited the Ledger, a Democratic party paper.

Michael Walsh Cluskey

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Background

Michael Walsh was born to Irish parents in May 1832, in Savannah, Georgia, United States. His father was a surveyor and an architect. Little is known about his early life.

Career

From 1851 to 1859, Clusky was the postmaster of the United States House of Representatives. In 1859, he moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where he edited the Avalanche. During Buchanan's administration, he was secretary of the Democratic National Committee, and he published Clusky's Political Text-book. He supported secession.

When the war began, he was commissioned as a captain in the 2nd Tennessee Regiment and fought with the Army of Tennessee in Virginia and at Shiloh. He was adjutant-general on the staff of Preston Smith and attained the rank of major. He was severely wounded at Atlanta in the Georgia campaign. The soldiers of the Army of Tennessee elected him to the Confederate House in 1864. Upon his recovery, he served on the Conference and Naval Affairs Committees.

After the war, Cluskey returned to Memphis to resume the editorship of the Avalanche. In the late 1860s, he moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where he edited the Ledger, a Democratic party paper.

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Michael Walsh Cluskey distinguished himself in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and achieved the rank of Colonel. He served in the Confederate House of Representatives. He is known as the author of "The Political Text-book" published in 1860.

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Buchanan And Breckinridge: The Democratic Handbook Buchanan And Breckinridge: The Democratic Handbook

The Political Text-book, or Encyclopedia. Containing Everything Necessary for the Reference of the Politicians and Statesmen of the United States The Political Text-book, or Encyclopedia. Containing Everything Necessary for the Reference of the Politicians and Statesmen of the United States

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- The Political Text-book, or Encyclopedia. Containing Everything Necessary for the Reference of the Politicians and Statesmen of the United States 1860
- Buchanan And Breckinridge: The Democratic Handbook 1856

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Cluskey was a member of the Democratic Party. He was generally a Davis administration supporter.

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Cluskey was married in Louisville to Mrs. W. R. Jacob Hall, of Shelby County, Kentucky. His wife had a young daughter when they married, but there were no children born to their union.

Wife:: W. R. Jacob Hall Cluskey

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Buchanan And Breckinridge: The Democratic Handbook

The Political Text-book, or Encyclopedia. Containing Everything Necessary for the Reference of the Politicians and Statesmen of the United States

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