The Comanche Named Ronald McKenzie Bad Hand

Sherman ordered the army to wage merciless warfare against Indians in Texas and elsewhere. Ronald McKenzie was picked by Sherman to implement a policy of extermination. The Comanche called him bad hand because of a hand that had been shattered during the Civil War. In October 3rd, 1871, McKenzie led a very determined but very naive force of 600 men to find the Quahades.