Ranald Slidell Mackenzie | |
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Nickname(s) | "Bad Hand", "No-Finger Chief" [1] |
Born | Westchester County, New York, U.S. | July 27, 1840
Died | January 19, 1889 Staten Island, New York, U.S. | (aged 48)
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Allegiance | United States Union |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1862–1884 |
Rank | Brigadier General Brevet Major General |
Commands | 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery 41st U.S. Infantry 24th U.S. Infantry 4th U.S. Cavalry |
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Alma mater | United States Military Academy |
Relations | John Slidell (uncle) Alexander Slidell Mackenzie (father) Alexander Slidell MacKenzie (brother) |
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. He was described by General Ulysses S. Grant as its most promising young officer. He also served with great distinction in the following Indian Wars.