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Michael W. Cluskey
Michael Walsh Cluskey (1832 – January 13, 1873) was a Confederate States of America, Confederate politician who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War. Biography Cluskey was born in Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. During the Civil War, he was an assistant quartermaster in the Confederate States Army and eventually rose to the rank of Colonel (United States), colonel.National Park ServicCivil War Soldiers & Sailors System Film Number M818 roll 6 He was elected to represent Tennessee in the Second Confederate Congress from 1864 to 1865. He was interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery (Washington, D.C.), Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Notes External linksThe Political Graveyard [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederate States Of America
The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States or the Confederacy was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865. The Confederacy comprised U.S. states that declared secession and warred against the United States during the American Civil War: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Kentucky and Missouri also declared secession and had full representation in the Confederate Congress, though their territory was largely controlled by Union forces. The Confederacy was formed on February 8, 1861, by seven slave states: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. All seven were in the Deep South region of the United States, whose economy was heavily dependent upon agriculture—particularly cotton—and a plantation system that relied upon enslaved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
