Wiley Jay Ryan young, Carrolton, Missouri, no date. Mount lists “EE. Whiting, Artist of Holden, MO on the ground floor, opposite Estes & McGrices Grocery Store.” On Ancestry from the holefamdamily.

Olen R. Gowens collection
back of a copy labeled "Wiley Jay Ryan sent by Olen R. Gowens to John Johnson 1/6/2002", Olen has large original print

Wiley J. Ryan is on line 6, he is 23 a farmer married born in Tennessee as of September 1863. There are three letter designation next to his name under Former Military Service E,M,M. As the Civil War dragged toward its third year, President Lincoln signed the Enrollment Act in March 1863 to supply more troops to the Union army. The law subjected men ages 20-45 to a draft. Enrollment began shortly thereafter, with men's names recorded on consolidated lists from which draftees would be selected. In the end, bounties for enlistment offered by federal, state, and local governments ensured that most Union troops were volunteers.

Missouri Recruitment sign

JHJ collection, copy from Della Bailey

Battle of Franklin, Published by Kurz and Allison, Art Publishers, Chicago, Illinois (1891) 17 1/2’x25” color lithograph. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.

DON TROIANI (1949- ), Opdyke’s Tigers. Oil on canvas. The 125th Ohio Volunteers counterattacking the Confederates at the Carter House, during the Franklin. Wiley Jay was with the 44th Missouri infantry at the Carter house. His group held through the line in front of them gave way and in doing so prevented a Confederate victory. He had just turned 24 at the time.

From the Missouri Digital Heritage, Soldiers’ Records: War of 1812 - World War 1; Record of Service Card, Civil War, 1961 - 1865; Box: 72, Reel s00866.
Missouri Volunteers, 44th Regiment Infantry Volunteers.

Wiley Ryan Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Missouri

Civil War and Later Veterans Pension Index: Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900. Missouri Infantry, Regiment 44, Co. F

Pensions indexed by number for Army or Navy service in the Civil War and later 1860-1934.

Pensions indexed by number for Army or Navy service in the Civil War and later 1860-1934.

Notice misspelling of Wiley’s name, but Mahala is listed as wife and invalid number matches as in original CW Pension Index document.

1890 Civil War Veterans & Widows census for El Dorado Springs, Missouri. Enlisted 1864 as a Private, discharged 1865.

1840 TN Jefferson p291a John M Patton. John Mathes Patton is 9 lines from the bottom: Free white males: 1 (5-10), 1 (10-15), 1 (15-20), 1 (20-30), 1 (40-50) John Mathes Patton; free white females: 1 (40-50) Griselle “Grissey” Moyers?. Total person: 6. Agriculture 1. Morgan Ryan is 8 lines from the bottom: Free white males: 1 (under 5) Wiley J Ryan?, 1 (20-30) Morgan Ryan; free white females: 1 (under 5), 1 920-30) Susan Jane Patton? Total persons: 4. Commerce 2.

1840 TN Jefferson p291b John M Patton. John Mathes Patton is 9 lines from the bottom: Free white males: 1 (5-10), 1 (10-15), 1 (15-20), 1 (20-30), 1 (40-50) John Mathes Patton; free white females: 1 (40-50) Griselle “Grissey” Moyers?. Total person: 6. Agriculture 1. Morgan Ryan is 8 lines from the bottom: Free white males: 1 (under 5) Wiley J Ryan?, 1 (20-30) Morgan Ryan; free white females: 1 (under 5), 1 920-30) Susan Jane Patton? Total persons: 4. Commerce 2.

Battle of Franklin, Carter House by cocoa11111 on ancestry. It was in this garden that a fierce Civil War battle raged most of the day in hand to hand combat in which Wiley Jay Ryan was involved, age 24.

Battle of Spring Hill historical marker by cocoa11111 on ancestry. Wiley Jay Ryan was involved in this battle.

Wiley Jay Ryan stone from Della Bailey.

Della Bailey collection, copy sent to John Johnson from Ellen Johnson, Della Bailey has large original print
back row: Martha A. "Mattie" (Ryan) Ford, James Henry Ryan, Mahala Ellen "Ella" Ryan
front row: Nancy "Nicie" Ann Ryan, Wiley Jay Ryan, Mahala Jane Hendrix, Morgan "Morg" Ryan