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Mark Twain quit the Confederate Army after two weeks of service.

posted 5 years ago by [deleted]
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He went West and sat out the Civil War in Nevada and California.

What if he had served for two years? Would he have gone on to be a literary icon?

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 5 years ago

I did not know that.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (71660) 5 years ago

I heard his guys revolted in no time, fled from the advancing Union Army and disbanded in less than 3 months
Clemens quit the field and booked

He was a pathetic officer
Thank goodness he kept writing

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

it was a good career move on his part

[–] ShogunofYonkers (71660) 5 years ago

It worked out for all of us👍

[–] beavis (3249) 5 years ago

lol yea that what the headlines at google news told me, thanks i'm a lite reader