7 th . ▁ ▁His ▁regiment ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁General ▁Simon ▁B . ▁Buck ner ' s ▁division , ▁which ▁launched ▁an ▁invasion ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁in ▁the ▁Fall ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁ ▁Mark s ' s ▁regiment ▁fought ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mun ford ville , ▁where ▁was ▁he ▁chosen ▁by ▁Buck ner ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁formal ▁surrender ▁of ▁Union ▁forces . ▁ ▁Following ▁this ▁invasion , ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁General ▁Patrick ▁Cle bur ne ' s ▁division , ▁with ▁which ▁it ▁fought ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁St ones ▁River ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁ ▁As ▁Mark s ' s ▁regiment ▁charged ▁a ▁Union ▁battery ▁during ▁this ▁eng agement , ▁his ▁right ▁leg ▁was ▁sh atter ed ▁by ▁can ister ▁shot , ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁am put ated ▁below ▁the ▁kne e . ▁ ▁Mark s ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁con val es cing ▁in ▁Win chester ▁and ▁at ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁La G range , ▁Georgia , ▁though ▁he ▁later ▁joined ▁General ▁Nathan ▁B . ▁For rest ' s ▁staff ▁as ▁a ▁judge ▁advoc ate . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁pract iced ▁law ▁with ▁Col yar ▁in ▁Win chester ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁when ▁Col yar ▁moved ▁to ▁Nash ville . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁formed ▁a ▁firm ▁with ▁partners ▁James ▁Fitz pat rick ▁and ▁T . D . ▁Gregory . ▁ ▁Governor ▁ ▁Mark s ▁was