18th Indiana Battery Marker

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Near Beech Grove in Coffee County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

18th Indiana Battery

By Tom Gillard, November 6, 2009

1. 18th Indiana Battery Marker

Inscription. Hoover's Gap, TN, June 24, 1863. The 18th Indiana Battery, commanded by Capt. Eli Lilly, dislodged one Confederate artillery piece and forced the Confederate batteries to change position. The battery, along with Wilder's Brigade, did considerable damage to the advancing Confederate infantry with double rounds of canister. This battle opened middle TN to the Union forces, resulting in the advance of the Union Army to Chattanooga and Georgia.

The battery was formed in Indianapolis, IN. In 1862 by Capt. Eli Lilly. The 18th Indiana Battery was the largest battery in the Army of the Cumberland comprised of six 3 inch ordnance rifles and 4 mountain howitzers. The battery served in KY, TN,GA an AL. This plaque is dedicated to the memory of the men of the 18th Indiana Battery and to all American soldiers who fought on this site.

Erected by The Midwest Civil War Artillery Association.

Location. 35° 37.576′ N, 86° 14.5′ W. Marker is near Beech Grove, Tennessee, in Coffee County. Marker is on Confederate Cemetery Road 0.1 miles west of Grossburg Road (Tennessee Highway 64), on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beechgrove TN 37018, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Pledge to the South (here, next to this marker); Confederate Cemetery (here, next to this marker); The Webb School (approx. 6.5 miles away); Strolling Jim (approx. 8.6 miles away).

Also see . . . Tullahoma Campaign. The action here was part of the brilliant Tullahoma Campaign which secured central Tennessee and Chattanooga for the Federals. (Submitted on November 10, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 6, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 57 times since then. Photo 1. Submitted on November 6, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.