Battle of Lechee
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| Battle of Lechee First Battle of Rattlesnake Canyon | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 Confederate States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Col. Sidney Stone Col. Michael Berry† Lt. Col. Frederick Richardson (WIA) Maj. Ethan Jackson  |
Maj. Gen. Vincent B. Pickett | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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1st Utah Native Guard 5th Utah Infantry Regiment Arizona Ranger Regiment 1st Arizona Volunteer Infantry Regiment | Army of the Grand Canyon | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~4,500 | 15,000–20,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1,936 129 killed 279 wounded 1,502 captured 26 missing |
2,096 213 killed 1,468 wounded 415 captured | ||||||
The Battle of Lechee (Union name) or the First Battle of Rattlesnake Canyon (Confederate name) was the first major battle in the Trans-Rocky Mountains Theater.