TULIFINNY, BATTLE OF
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The Battle of Tulifinny was the first mural painted for the Daniel Library. It was dedicated on June 1, 1961. It is 8-ft. x 13-ft. and depicts Tulifinny Creek, S.C., on December 9, 1864, when Citadel and Arsenal cadets together, forming the Battalion of State Cadets, succeeded in repulsing the Union Army attack on the Tulifinny trestle of the Charleston and Savannah Railroad, Tulifinny Creek, S.C. For more information, see Tulifinny. (On the battle see: Gary R. Baker, Cadets in Gray, pp. 134-152. U470.65 .B3 1989) (DH)
