page_title: Battle of Tulifinny
section_title: Third Day of Battle
hierarchical_section_title: Battle of Tulifinny / The battle / Third Day of Battle
caption_attribution_description: English: 2Lt (Brevet LtCol) George Stoddard who commanded a battalion of US Marines at Tulifinny
context_page_description: The Battle of Tulifinny was an American Civil War engagement fought December 6–9, 1864 in South Carolina during General Sherman's March to the Sea, also known as the Savannah Campaign. Outnumbered 5-1 a Confederate force successfully defended a critical section of the Charleston-Savannah railroad.
  This engagement was historically significant because it was one of the rare occasions when United States Marines fought in combat during the Civil War, in addition the Confederate forces included the entire Corps of Cadets from the South Carolina Military Academy and the Arsenal Academy in Columbia, who comprised more than a third of the Rebel force.
context_section_description: On the morning of the 9th, the cadets repulsed a disciplined Union counterattack, the battalion of U.S. Marines fought on the extreme right of the union line engaging cadets who were encamped at Camp Tulifinny near the railroad trestle. The union forces were pushed back into their trenches and pursued through the thick swamp when their left flank gave way and they retreated by following the Tulifinny River southward. This was the last attack made by federal forces during the battle.
caption: 2Lt (Brevet LtCol) George Stoddard (standing) who commanded a battalion of US Marines at Tulifinny
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