Colonel Eli lilly (1839–1898) was a soldier, pharmaceutical chemist, and industrialist, founder of the eponymous Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical corporation. The company has grown to be one of the largest and most influential pharmaceutical companies in the world, offering key pharmaceutical products in almost every key therapeutic area. In 2005, the company registered global revenues of $14.6 billion. 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A soldier is a person who has enlisted with, or has been conscripted into, the armed forces of a sovereign country and has undergone training and received equipment (such as a uniform and weapon) to defend that country or its interests. ... Pharmacology (in Greek: pharmacon is drug, and logos is science) is the study of how chemical substances interfere with living systems. ... Chemist Julie Perkins of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory pours from a Florence flask. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Business magnate. ... One of the worlds largest corporations, Eli Lilly and Company NYSE: LLY is a global pharmaceutical company. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Lilly became a chemist and pharmacist, opening a drug store in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1860. He fought in the Union Army during the American Civil War, recruiting and organizing the 18th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery and serving as its captain from August 1862 until the winter of 1863. Lilly's only prior military experience was in a militia unit in Lafayette, Indiana, and several of his artillerymen considered him too young and intemperate to command. Despite his initial inexperience, he became a competent artillery officer and his battery was instrumental in several important battles, including Chickamauga. Lilly resigned from the battery to become a colonel of cavalry, and was captured by Nathan B. Forrest in Alabama in 1864. He was paroled and returned home to his pharmacy business. A view of the Baltimore skyline from the water taxi. ... The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 38th 94,321 km² 225 km 435 km 1. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... The 21st Michigan Infantry, a company of Shermans veterans. ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln† Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Strength 2,213,363 1,064,200 Casualties KIA: 110,100 Total dead: 359,500 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 74,500 Total dead: 198,500 Wounded: 137,000+  The American... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... Lexington Minuteman representing militia minuteman John Parker A militia is a group of citizens organized to provide paramilitary service. ... Motto: Nickname: Star City Founded Incorporated 1825 1854  County Tippecanoe County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Tony Roswarski Area  - Total  - Water 52 km² ( 20. ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders William S. Rosecrans George H. Thomas Braxton Bragg James Longstreet Strength Army of the Cumberland (56,965) Army of Tennessee (66,000) Casualties 1,657 killed, 9,756 wounded, 4,757 captured/missing 2,312 killed, 14,674 wounded, 1... Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. ... Cavalry is also a common misspelling of the Biblical hill Calvary. ... Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 - October 29, 1877), perhaps the American Civil Wars most highly regarded cavalry officer, and one of the wars most innovative and successful generals, developed tactics that soldiers still study even today. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

He attempted two other business ventures, including a Mississippi plantation, before trying his hand at pharmaceuticals. Influenced by his wife's premature death from malaria, Lilly founded a pharmceutical company at 15 W. Pearl St., Indianapolis, in May of 1876. He had only 3 employees (including his 14-year-old son Josiah) and $1400 in working capital. His first products were gelatin-coated pills and capsules. Following on his experience of medicines used in the Civil War, Lilly committed to producing only high quality prescription drugs, in contrast to the common patent medicines of the day. By the time Colonel Lilly died, his company had 2,005 products and annual sales topping $300,000. Official language(s) English Capital Jackson Largest city Jackson Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 32nd 46,914 km² 275 km 545 km 3 30°13N to 35°N 88°7W to 91°41W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 31st 2,697,243 23. ... A plantation is an intentional planting of a crop, on a larger scale, usually for uses other than cereal production or pasture. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Patent medicine is the term given to various medical compounds sold under a variety of names and labels, though they were for the most part actually trademarked medicines, not patented. ...