Densley Youngblood

A 33 year old farmer at Dorn's Mills, Edgefield District, he enlisted as Private, Company G, 7th South Carolina Infantry on 15 April 1861.

He was wounded in action on Maryland Heights, MD near Harpers Ferry on 13 September 1862 or at Sharpsburg on 17 September.

He was wounded again, at Fredericksburg, VA on 13 December 1862, and was furloughed for 40 days. He was promoted to 3rd Corporal on 6 July 1863. He was on recruiting duty in Edgefield about August 1863 and returned to his Company in about April 1864. He was in a Richmond, VA hospital with an "old wound" in June and July 1864 and the last two fingers on his left hand were amputated. He was retired from active service on 6 August 1864.

He was living in Saluda, SC in 1900.

His service from Swain.1 Personal details from family genealogists.

His brother Bryant was also in Company G and was wounded on Maryland Heights.

c. 1827; Youngblood, Pike County, AL