Patrick (Paddy) Carr (?-1802)

Paddy Carr, captain and leader of a troop of mounted Infantry during the Revolutionary War in Georgia, was an intimate friend of the old Indian Trader, George Galphin, and both of Galphin's half-breed Creek sons, George the second, and John, often rode with his troopers. He was best known for instituting the infamous "Georgia Parole" a custom he and his men had of killing all captives. He was noted for his drinking, and was charged with murdering British Loyalists after the war when those men who had lost control of their property because of their preference for the King came back to his area and tried to repossess themselves of their property. He was assigned to pursue these men, and sometimes either hung or shot them without turning them in to higher authorities.

He was an intimate part of old Galphin's espionage ring during the war, spying on the Creeks and on any moves by the British to lead them into war against the white settlers who were Revolutionaries. He is buried in old Louisville Cemetery, at Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia. When he died in 1802 members of the local cavalry group gathered with others at his grave to celebrate his bravery during the war.Afterward thecavalry performed a display of mounted skills, ending with a discharge of guns at the gravesite.