20th Georgia Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• August 1861 - Organized
  • May 1862 - Mustered into Confederate Service
• April-May 1862 - Siege of Yorktown
• June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
• June 27-28, 1862 - Garnett's and Golding's Farms
• July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
• August 28, 1862 - Thoroughfare Gap
• August 28-30, 1862 - 2nd Bull Run
• September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
• December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
• April-May 1863 - Suffolk Campaign
• July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• September 19-20, 1863 - Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
• September-November 1863 - Siege of Chattanooga
• November-December 1863 - Siege of Knoxville
• May 5-6, 1864 - The Wilderness
• May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
• May 22-26, 1864 - North Anna River
• June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
• June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
• September 29, 1864 - Chaffin's Farm
• September 29-30, 1864 - Fort Gilmer
• September 29-30, 1864 - Fort Harrison
• October 27, 1864 - Williamsburg Road
• April 2, 1865 - Petersburg Final Assault
• April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
  • Surrendered

DESIGNATIONS

• Army of the Potomac / 1st Corps / Van Dorn's Division / Early's Brigade (September-October 1861)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Potomac District / 1st Corps / Van Dorn's Division / Early's Brigade (October 1861-January 1862)
• Department of Northern Virginia / D.H. Hill's Division / Early's Brigade (April-May 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / Magruder's Command / Toombs'/D.R. Jones Division / Toombs' Brigade (April-July 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / D.R. Jones' Division / Toombs' Brigade (July-October 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Hood's Division / Toombs' Brigade (October 1862-February 1863)
• Department of North Carolina / Hood's Division / Toombs'/Benning's Brigade (February-April 1863)
• Department of Southern Virginia / Hood's Division / Benning's Brigade (April-May 1863)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Hood's Division / Benning's Brigade (May-September 1863)
• Army of Tennessee / Longstreet's Corps / Hood's Division / Benning's Brigade (September-November 1863)
• Department of East Tennessee / Hood's/Field's Division / Benning's Brigade (November 1863-April 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Field's Division / Benning's Brigade (April 1864-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: William D. Smith (Colonel)
• John A. Coffee (Major)
• William Craig (Major)
• John B. Cumming (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• Roger L. Gamble (Major)
• John A. Jones (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• Eli M. Seago (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Albert B. Ross (Major)
• James D. Waddell (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)

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Legacy

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Sources

• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 222-223)