Amie-Jo,

As Jim stated you can't be sure he was at Gettysburg unless you can find a letter or note somewhere that says he was there. You may want to check penson records to see if they say anything about Gettysburg.

Rosters of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia

MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY F, 20th REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C. S. A.
FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA
("CONFEDERATE CONTINENTALS")
OR
("CONFEDERATE SENTINELS")

Loven, William C.- private June 18,1861. Captured at Bristol, Tenn. December 14,1864. Released at Camp Chase, O. June 13,1865.

Organization and Operations of the 20th Georgia Volunteers

The volunteers of the 20th Georgia Infantry was formed at Columbus in May 1861 and soon moved to Virginia where it was assigned to the Potomac District. This regiment served in the Army of Northern Virginia throughout most of its campaigns. It served in the brigades of Generals Early, Toombs and Benning. In April 1862 it had 560 effectives and fought wit the army from the Seven Days Battles to Cold Harbor. The only exception was when the brigade was ordered west with General Longstreet to fight at Suffolk, Chickamauga, and operations in east Tennessee including Chattanooga and Knoxville. The Georgia regiment returned to Virginia in time for the spring campaign of 1864, enduring the hardships of the Petersburg trenches south and north of the James River. It sustained 76 casualties during the Seven Days Battles and 152 casualties at Second Manassas. Of the 350 engaged at Gettysburg, more than 35% were disabled. The 20th regiment of Georgia Volunteers lost 95 men from 14 April to 6 May 1864 and another 54 men from 1 August to 31 December 1864.

Official Regimental Assignments

September-October 1861 Early’s Brigade, Van Dorn’s Division, 1st Corps, Army of the Potomac

October 1861-January 1862 Early’s Brigade, Van Dorn’s Division, Potomac District, Dept of Northern Virginia

January-March 1862 Early’s Brigade, Van Dorn’s-D. H. Hill’s Division, Potomac District, Dept. of Northern Virginia
April-May 1862 Early’s Brigade, D. H. Hill’s Division, Potomac District, Dept.of Northern Virginia

June-July 1862 Toombs’ Brigade, D.R. Jones Division, Magruder’s Command, ANV

July-October 1862 Toombs’ Brigade, D.R. Jones Division, 1st Corps, ANV

October 1862-February 1863 Toombs’ Brigade, Hood’s Division, 1st Corps, ANV

February-April 1863 Toombs’-Benning’s Brigade, Hood’s Division, Dept. of Southern Virginia
April-May 1863 Benning’s Brigade, Hood’s Division, Dept. of Southern Virginia

May-September 1863 Benning’s Brigade, Hood’s Division, 1st Corps, ANV

September-November 1863 Benning’s Brigade, Hood’s Division, Longstreet’s Corps, AOT
November 1863-April 1864 Benning’s Brigade, Hood-Field’s Division, Department of East Tennessee

April 1864-April 1865 Benning’s Brigade, Field’s Division, 1st Corps, ANV

Battle Participation

April 1862 Yorktown Siege

25 June-1 July 1862 Seven Days Battles

27-28 June 1862 Garnett’s and Golding’s Farms

1 July 1862 Malvern Hill

28 August 1862 Thoroughfare Gap

28-30 August 1862 2nd Manassas

17 September 1862 Sharpsburg

13 December 1862 Fredricksburg

April-May 1863 Suffok Campaign

1-3 July 1863 Gettysburg

19-20 September 1863 Chickamauga

September-November 1863 Chattanooga Siege

November-December 1863 Knoxville Siege

5-6 May 1864 Battle of the Wilderness

8-21 May 1864 Spotsylvania Court House

23-26 May 1864 North Anna

1-3 June 1864 Cold Harbor

June 1864-April 1865 Petersburg Siege

29 September 1864 Chaffin’s Farm

29-30 September 1864 Fort Harrison and Fort Gilmer

27 October 1864 Williamsburg Road

2 April 1865 Final Assault of Petersburg

9 April 1865 Appomattox Court House

I hope this helps you,
Gary D. Bray