Complex sentence: 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.
Split into simpler sentences: 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.