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Written by Philip H. Reisman Jr. | 3.6/5 Directed by Peter H. Hunt Country of origin United States Originally published 1885 Original language English language | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Edward HerrmannPat HingleJoseph AdamsHarry CrosbyKelly Pease Similar Mark Twain books, American Civil War books |
"The Private History of a Campaign that Failed" is one of Mark Twain's sketches (1885), a short, highly fictionalized memoir of his two-week stint in the pro-Confederate Missouri State Guard. It takes place in Marion County, Missouri, and is about a group of inexperienced militiamen, the Marion Rangers.
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Television film
In 1981, a made-for-television film adaptation of The Private History of a Campaign that Failed was broadcast on PBS starring Edward Herrmann, Pat Hingle, Joseph Adams, Harry Crosby and Kelly Pease.
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