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August 2nd 1865 Dr Wm Biggos of Culpeper Co Va assaulted Susan Green knocked her down chocked and stamped her saying she might as well give up as he was going to kill her continuing to beat her until a gentleman attracted by her screams came to her rescue.

Saturday night August 5th 1865 James Washington and John Fry were at the house of a friend in Culpeper Co Va on business. While they were in bed Dick Ford came into the room with a loaded carbine and snapped it at them several times as they were making their escape from the room he struck them repeatedly and pursuing them to the door discharged his carbine at them. The investigation proved the assault to have been with intent to kill

September 2nd 1865 Cornelia Whitley complained that though she had a sick child and herself in very feeble health, she had been ordered by Allen Dickenson of Orange Co Va to leave his place or she would be whipped off. on returning from the office of the Freedmans Bureau Gordonsville Va where said complaint was lodged--Mrs Dickinson to drive her from the place and to revenge the entering of said complaint assaulted her with a club five feet in length and two inches in  

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