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On June 2, the 38th Virginia proceeded from Hanover's Junction to Hanover Court House. The next day the company marched 18 miles to near New Town, reacting to reports that Union troops were in King and Queen County. The anticipated attack did not materialize (Gregory 34-5).

Captain John Herndon (1838-?) enlisted in the Company D along with the Booker brothers on May 24, 1861 at Whitmell. John Herndon's brother Ralph organized the company and was its first captain, but he resigned after he was not re-elected. After serving as a lieutenant, John Herndon was appointed captain in July of 1862. He remained with the regiment until April 1, 1865, when he was taken prisoner near Dinwiddie Court House (Gregory, 102). "C. H. Thomas" probably is Campbell H. Thomas, who was likewise present when the company was organized in 1861 at Whitmell. He was wounded in action at Seven Pines on May 31, 1862, but he returned to duty on August 13, 1862. He remained with the company until he was wounded in action at Chester Station on May 10, 1864. Five days later, he died at Richmond General Hospital #9 (Gregory, 126). "R. H. Hastin" probably refers to Robert H. Hastings, who joined Company D on March 11, 1862. He was wounded in action near Chester Station, Virginia on May 10, 1864, and had his left arm amputated as a result of his wounds. He retired from the Confederate Army on September 12, 1864 (Gregory, 101).