Who was the soldier known to the Indians as Bad Hand? Davis Wenzler Decatur, Alabama That would be Col. Ranald Mackenzie. Born to a military family, he graduated first in his class at West Point in 1862. He won eight promotions for bravery during the Civil War and was wounded six times. One of those wounds caused him to lose two fingers on his right hand. At the war’s end, he was a brevet general but reverted to colonel when posted to Texas. He soon commanded the Fourth Cavalry and fought e
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