According to the book 16th Virginia Cavalry by Jack L. Dickinson, part of The Virginia Regimental Histories Series, H. E. Howard, Inc., Lynchburg, Virginia, 1989, Private William Thompson of Company G was wounded in the left leg and afterwards taken prisoner. His leg was amputated. The 16th Virginia Cavalry rode day and night during the Gettysburg campaign, being involved in several minor actions or skirmishes, including an encounter with Federal Cavalry on 3 July on what is known as the East Cavalry battlefield, three miles east of Gettyburg. During the campaign they gathered hundreds of horses and cattle that were turned over to the Army's Quartermaster. The command entered the campaign as Virginians, but many ended the campaign as West Virginians, the state being officially recognized on 20 June. A good source on the 16th Virginia Cavalry during this period are letters of Isaac V. Reynolds of Company A, at Duke University Libraries but also found online. Also online is a 30 June letter from Charles Kelly of Company A (see the Russell Co. VA Civil War Website).