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title: The Ray House, Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
author: J. Pinta
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22068/the-ray-house-wilsons-creek-national-battlefield/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-09-07
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# The Ray House, Wilson's Creek National Battlefield

_Authored by J. Pinta_

## Image File

[![The Ray House, Wilson's Creek National Battlefield](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22068.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22068.jpeg)

## Image Caption

House of the Ray family at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, photograph by J. Pinta, SW Missouri, 10 March 2014.

The Ray House is one of the few remaining structures from the [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Wilson's Creek. At the time of the battle, it was part of the farm owned by the Ray family, and it was notably used as a temporary field hospital.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Pinta, J. (2026, September 07). The Ray House, Wilson's Creek National Battlefield. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22068/the-ray-house-wilsons-creek-national-battlefield/>
### Chicago
Pinta, J.. "The Ray House, Wilson's Creek National Battlefield." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 07, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22068/the-ray-house-wilsons-creek-national-battlefield/>.
### MLA
Pinta, J.. "The Ray House, Wilson's Creek National Battlefield." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Sep 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22068/the-ray-house-wilsons-creek-national-battlefield/>.

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[![copyright source](/images/partners/wikipedia-small.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wilson%27s_Creek#/media/File:House_of_the_Ray_family_at_Wilson's_Creek_National_Battlefield_in_SW_Missouri.jpg)Based on [Wikipedia](http://www.wikipedia.org/ "Wikipedia") content that has been reviewed, edited, and republished. [Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wilson%27s_Creek#/media/File:House_of_the_Ray_family_at_Wilson's_Creek_National_Battlefield_in_SW_Missouri.jpg) by [**J. Pinta**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wilson%27s_Creek#/media/File:House_of_the_Ray_family_at_Wilson's_Creek_National_Battlefield_in_SW_Missouri.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 07 September 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.