18th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery
MILITARY UNIT
Lilly's Hoosier Battery; Lilly's battery; 18th Independent Battery Indiana Volunteer Light Artillery
The 18th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery, also known as Lilly's Hoosier Battery and Lilly's Battery, was a civil war regiment formed in Indiana during the American Civil War. The regiment was formed at the end of 1860 by 22-year-old Eli Lilly, an Indianapolis pharmacist.