Pvt. John Ryan

Pvt. John Ryan

 
       From the 1850 Census #388/168
Name - John Ryan
Aged - 22 Years
Born - 1828 in Ireland
Home in 1850 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Occupation - Laborer

       From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Elgin Continentals

   Enlisted April 22, 1861
   Wounded during the Raid on Geneva April 23, 1861

A Co. 7th Ill. Vol. Inf.

Fremont Rifles

   Armed with .69 US Altered musket.
   Mustered In for 3 months service at Camp Yates in Springfield, Ill's. April 25, 1861.
   Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
    Mustered Out at Mound City, Ill's. July 25, 1861.
  
       From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. John Ryan
Unit -

Co. I       58th Ill. Inf.

Height - 5'   6"

Hair - Dark

Eyes - Blue

Complexion - Dark

Occupation - Farmer

Born - 1827 in Ireland

Enlisted - Dec. 4, 1861 in Rutland, Ill. by Capt. Heelan for 3 Years

Mustered In - Dec. 24, 1861 at Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill.

Remarks - Deserted Feb. 1863 from Camp Butler, Springfield, Ill.

Residence - Rutland, Kane Co., Ill.

Record source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls

 

       From the 1870 Census

Name - John Ryan

Aged - 47 Years

Born - 1823 in Ireland

Home in 1870 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.

Race - White

Occupation - Day laborer

Spouse - Margaret Ryan

Spouses Age - 44 Years



Used with permission Dan Mallett

Elgin Continentals wearing the grey Illinois style uniforms made for them by the ladies of Elgin just before mustering in as A Co. 7th Ill.  Photo taken at either Camp Yates in Springfield or Camp DuBois in Alton.