▁Mark s ▁fought ▁for ▁the ▁Confeder acy ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁leg ▁was ▁am put ated ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁w ound ▁suffered ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁St ones ▁River ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Mark s ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁O w ens bor o , ▁Kentucky , ▁one ▁of ▁seven ▁children ▁of ▁El ish a ▁Mark s ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁( L ash bro ok ) ▁Mark s . ▁ ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁p ious ▁Method ists , ▁and ▁initially ▁wanted ▁Albert ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁minister . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁school ▁in ▁O w ens bor o ▁until ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 , ▁when ▁his ▁father ▁died , ▁and ▁he ▁focused ▁on ▁helping ▁his ▁mother ▁maintain ▁the ▁family ▁farm . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁had ▁little ▁formal ▁education ▁after ward , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁av id ▁reader , ▁and ▁pou red ▁through ▁multiple ▁books ▁on ▁history ▁and ▁ancient ▁literature . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 9 , ▁Mark s ▁moved ▁to ▁Win chester , ▁Tennessee , ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁law ▁firm ▁of ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁cousin , ▁Arthur ▁S . ▁Col yar . ▁ ▁He ▁read ▁law ▁with ▁Col yar , ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁firm ▁then ▁pract iced ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Col yar , ▁Mark s ▁and ▁Fri zz ell . ▁ ▁After ▁Fri zz ell ▁with d rew ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 ,