18th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery

18th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery Colonel eli lilly in 1885-full.JPG Colonel Eli Lilly in 1885 August 14, 1862 – September 16, 1865 United States Union Artillery Battle of Hoover's Gap Second Battle of Chattanooga Davis's Cross Roads Battle of Chickamauga Atlanta campaign Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Eli Lilly 120px 1st Division, XIV Corps 120px 4th Division, XIV Corps Indiana U.S. Volunteer Light Artillery 1861-1865 18th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 18th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery thumb|right|alt=Lilly's war recruitment poster|A recruitment poster for the 18th Battery The 18th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery, also known as Lilly's Hoosier Battery and Lilly's Battery, was a civil war artillery battery formed in Indiana during the American Civil War. The battery was formed at the end of 1860 by 22-year-old Eli Lilly, an Indianapolis pharmacist. He had recruitment posters placed around the city and recruited primarily among his friends and classmates. The unit were first issued 6 "Rodman Guns" (3-inch ordnance rifle) and was manned by 156 men. The Battery members stated preference to 3" Ordnance Rifles over the 10 pound Parrott Rifle due to its tendency to bursting. The unit mustered in Indianapolis where it was drilled during 1861, excelling at their skill with firing accuracy. Lilly was elected captain of the unit in August 1862 when the unit was deployed to join the Lightning BrigadeIt acquired the names due to the movement speed that was gained by mounting the brigade, and also by the hatchets/tomohawks that Wilder had issued initially. See Lightning Brigade article for more. (1st Brigade - Wilder, 4th Division - Reynolds, 14th Corp. - Thomas) commanded by Col. John T. Wilder.Madison, p. 2–4 A total of 52 recruits were from Montgomery County, Indiana 49 from Putnam County, Indiana 20 from Vigo County, Indiana 20 from Indianapolis, 8 from Fountain, Indiana, 6 from Madison, Indiana, and single digits from Hendrix and Shelby County, Indiana. A total of 77 men were from Indiana, 26 from other free states, 14 from slave states, 7 foreigners (5 Irishmen, 1 Englishman, and 1 Prussian) 27 men unknown. A total of 78 men gave their occupations as farmers, 27 as other occupations (blacksmith, bricklayer, brickmaker, luther, carpenter, carriage maker, clerk, cooper, druggist, engineer, harness maker, horticulturist, mechanic, miller, nurseryman, painter, physician, saddler, shoemaker, silversmith, student, tanner, teacher, wagonmaker, and woolen factory attendant). One man listed "none", and 16 unknown. Of the 156 men who enlisted in 1862, only 77 were present when the battery mustered out in 1865. The unit first saw action in the Battle of Hoover's Gap, and was later in the Second Battle of Chattanooga and the Battle of Chickamauga. The unit was enlisted for three years, and most members left the unit in the end of 1863. Several members, including Lilly reenlisted when their term expired, but were assigned to new units. References Footnotes 40em Citations 40em Sources 60em Baumgartner Richard A. Blue Lightning: Wilder's Mounted Brigade in the Battle of Chickamauga 2007 Blue Acorn Press Huntington, WV 978-1-885033-35-2 389 232639520 1st en Connolly James A. James A. Connolly Three Years in the Army of the Cumberland: The Letters and Diary of Major James A. 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August 11-October 19, 1863. – Part I Reports U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, DC 1899 The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies XXX-XLII-I 857196196 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924080796638&view=1up&seq=3&skin=2021 U.S. War Dept., Official Records, Vol. 30/1 U.S. War Department Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, and North Georgia. August 11-October 19, 1863. – Part II Reports U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, DC 1899 The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies XXX-XLII-II 857196196 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924077699878;view=1up;seq=3 U.S. War Dept., Official Records, Vol. 30/2 U.S. War Department Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, and North Georgia. August 11-October 19, 1863. – Part III Union Correspondence, etc. U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, DC 1899 The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies XXX-XLII-III 857196196 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924077699878;view=1up;seq=3 U.S. War Dept., Official Records, Vol. 30/3 See also Eli Lilly List of Indiana Civil War regiments Indiana in the Civil War American Civil War Indiana Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Indiana Category:1860 establishments in Indiana Category:Artillery units and formations of the American Civil War Category:1865 disestablishments in Indiana