EMORY PARADY -- 16th CAVALRYEMORY THE AVENGER -- Emory Parady (Paradis) was born in Beekmantown in1844, shortly after his parents had come down from Canada. Twenty yearslater, he enlisted in the 16th Cavalry in Plattsburgh, on this date 153years ago -- September 13, 1864. His enlistment was credited to BlackBrook where he was living at the time. For his enlistment, he received atown bounty of \$500.The16th Cavalry was formed in mid-1863 and had been serving with theDepartment of Washington in and around the city and northern Virginia bythe time Emory joined them. As with most cavalry regiments, they hadvery few men killed and injured, but, between October 1863 and themiddle of September 1864, they had 127 men and horses captured byConfederates - compared to 35 men who were killed or injured.Emory was in 8 engagements in the Grey Ghost Territory of northernVirginia, the bailiwick of John Singleton Mosby, in 1864 before theywent into winter quarters. Starting on March 5, 1865, he was in 5 moreengagements. The most historic being after the war ended and theassassination of President Lincoln. He was one of a troop of men fromthe 16th Cavalry who tracked and captured John Wilkes Booth at Garrett'sFarm, VA, on April 26th.Emory was one of the many Clinton County enlistees who decided to moveWest. In 1880 the family, including his parents and some brothers andsisters, was living in Nashville, MI. He even was appointed aspostmaster for a time in Nashville.Like us in Clinton County, the residents of Nashville are very proud of"their" resident and, like us, give historic talks on the man and hisregiment. You can watch a Youtube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwxbnQh2UMU1890 Veterans Schedules he was living in Castleton, MI. It said he wassuffering from rheumatism. In the same year, he applied for and receivedan Invalid's Pension.The 1920 Census of Portland, OR, shows him living as the head of hisfamily and working as a shoemaker in his own shop. His two daughterswere working as photo retouchers.\When he died on March 14, 1924, he was buried in the Lincoln MemorialPark Cemetery in Portland.His wife, Frances Barnes, who was a native of Ohio, was buried with himtwo years later. Three of hischildren are also in the same cemetery.At 7pm, on September 28th, at the Saranac Town Hall, James Carson willgive a talk on his book "Chasing Mosby, Killing Booth". Emory andseveral other Avengers from Clinton County will be mentioned. The talkwill be sponsored by both CCHA and the Alice T. Miner Museum. The talkis free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
