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LEIGHTON, Alphonso Green Hill

LEIGHTON, Alphonso Green Hill

Male 1834 - 1899  (65 years)

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  • Name LEIGHTON, Alphonso Green Hill 
    Nickname Fonze 
    Birth 18 Sep 1834  Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
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    Death 3 Oct 1899  ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Columbia Cemetery 
    Person ID I36746  Puffer 062124
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2022 

    Father LEIGHTON, Daniel R.,   b. 18 Aug 1799, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1871, Addison, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother INGERSOLL, Abigail Wass,   b. 28 Jan 1805, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1842, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage 10 May 1823  Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F10683  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family WORCESTER, Genetta Allison,   b. 27 Jun 1848, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jul 1913, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Children 
     1. LEIGHTON, Wentworth Aphonso,   b. 14 Mar 1870, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 1942, Machias, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     2. LEIGHTON, Etta Clyde,   b. 27 Mar 1872, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1922, Machias, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     3. LEIGHTON, Roy Orson,   b. 20 Nov 1874, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1944, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     4. LEIGHTON, Eathiel Worcester,   b. 1877, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1917, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     5. LEIGHTON, Ronie Diadem,   b. 24 Nov 1878, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1934, Washington County, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     6. LEIGHTON, Alton Ray,   b. 3 Apr 1885, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1959, West Grafton, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     7. LEIGHTON, Bessie Rena,   b. 31 Dec 1887, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1990, Milbridge, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 102 years)
    Family ID F10598  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2024 

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  • Notes 
    • Residence Columbia ME, 26 years old.

      Civil War Veteran, enlisted on 7/15/1861 at Columbia, ME as a Corporal.
      On 7/15/1861 he mustered into "G" Co. ME 6th Infantry
      He was Mustered Out on 8/15/1864 at Portland, ME
      He was listed as: Wounded 11/7/1863 Rappahannock Station, VA

      He saw action during the Penisular Campaign in Virginia, Antietam, Fredericksburg, the charge at Marye's Heights, Gettysburg, and Funkstown. Fonze Leighton's luck changed on November 7, 1863. The Sixth Maine was about to lead an assault on rebel fortifications at Rappahannock Station, Virginia. As the sun went down, and the charge commenced, Leighton was struck in the neck by gunfire. He would be taken to a large house 2 miles from the battlefield, then transported by ambulance to Warrenton Junction, Virginia the following day.

      From there, he was placed on a train to Armory Square Hospital in Washington, DC. Once there, Leighton's doctors found a mini-ball in his shoulder/back area and removed it. He was discharged for disability and returned to civilian life. The bullet's path had caused damage to his lung and rendered his left arm useless



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