Kammala wannan jumla: Ranney ya yi aiki a yakin basasar Amurka a cikin 2nd Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. Ya sami lambar yabo a ranar 24 ga Afrilu, 1901, saboda ayyukansa a
Yaƙin Resaca a ranar 14 ga Mayu, 1864. Daga baya Ranney ya ba da kyauta ga garin Lansing a cikin abin da zai zama Ranney Park wanda a yau yana da filin wasan motsa jiki, lu'u-lu'u na baseball da kuma filin shakatawa na kasa mai zuwa wanda ake ginawa a Fall 2020.