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Ranald Slidell Mackenzie

Union army general (1840-1889) · United States · On the map · Died at 48

Ranald Slidell Mackenzie, also called Bad Hand, 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.

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Lived 1840 to 1889 · aged 48