in Sheridan. The name comes from the VA Hospital nearby, which was, as noted, originally a military fort named for General Mackenzie. Mackenzie Road is a major transportation artery aboard the Fort Sill training area. There is a Fort Mackenzie Lane in Laramie, Wyoming. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Forward Operating Base MacKenzie, a FOB was named for him. Mackenzie Park in Lubbock, Texas is named for General Mackenzie. Mackenzie Middle School in Lubbock, Texas. Lake Mackenzie in Tule Canyon, near his base camp (1874) in Briscoe County, Texas, is named for him. In popular culture The 1950 John Ford film Rio Grande contains some similarities to Mackenzie's action on the frontier. The 1958–1959 syndicated television series, Mackenzie's Raiders, starring Richard Carlson in the title role, is loosely based on Mackenzie's time at the former Fort Clark near Brackettville, Texas. See also List of American Civil War generals (Union) Notes References Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. . Faust, Patricia, L. (ed.) Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War. Harper Perennial. 1991. . Gwynne, S. C. Empire of the Summer Moon. Scribner. 2010. (pbk). Pierce, Michael D. The Most Promising Young Officer: A Life of Ranald Slidell Mackenzie. University of Oklahoma Press. 1993. Robinson III, Charles M. Bad Hand: A Biography of General Ranald S. MacKenzie. State House Press. 1993. . Carter, R.G., On the Border with Mackenzie, 1935, Washington D.C.: Enyon Printing Co. Bourke, J.G., Mackenzie's Last Fight with the Cheyennes, 1890, New York: Arno Press, Inc. External links MacKenzie's biography at the Handbook of Texas Online 1840 births 1889 deaths Williams College alumni United States Military Academy alumni People of New York (state) in the American Civil War American amputees Union Army generals American people of the Indian Wars Buffalo Soldiers Comanche campaign People of the Great Sioux War of 1876 United States Army generals Burials at West Point Cemetery