Ranald S. Mackenzie Military person

Ranald Slidell Mackenzie also called Bad Hand (July 27, 1840 – January 19, 1889) was a career United States Army officer and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, described by General Ulysses S. Grant as its most promising young officer. He also served with great distinction in the following Indian Wars.

Personal facts

Ranald S. Mackenzie
Birth dateJuly 27, 1840
Birth place
Westchester County New York
Date of deathJanuary 19, 1889
Place of death
Staten Island
Resting place
West Point Cemetery

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allegiance
United States of America
Union
military operations
American Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
American Indian Wars
Battle of Palo Duro Canyon
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Blanco Canyon
Battle of Five Forks
Battle of Cedar Creek
Overland Campaign
Dull Knife Fight
Red River War
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Second Battle of Petersburg
Battle of the North Fork of the Red River
military branch
United States Army
Union Army
military command
24th U.S. Infantry Regiment
2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery
41st U.S. Infantry Regiment
4th U. S. Cavalry
relation
Alexander Slidell Mackenzie
Alexander Slidell MacKenzie
service start1862
service end1884

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External resources

  1. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/MM/fma7.html