His military records show that he joined in the service of the union army in1863.
The portion of Taney County he was born in later became part of Douglas County.
Sources
United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZN-D9g : 12 April 2016), Ryel Clinton in the household of William Clinton, Ozark county, Ozark, Missouri, United States; citing family 285, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
U.S. Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865
U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records 1861-1865
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ryel by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ryel: