General Robert E. Lee Goes on the Offensive. Up until the Battle of Antietam the Confederate army had been primarily on the defensive. All the major battles had been fought on Southern soil. However, after the success of the Second Battle of Bull Run, General Lee decided that it was time to go on the offensive.
Tyrone is a town in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,916 at the 2000 census. Census Estimates for 2005 show a population of 5,789. It was named after County Tyrone in Ireland. Tyrone is located at 33Â°28â²25â³N 84Â°35â²28â³W / 33.47361Â°N 84.59111Â°W / 33.47361; -84.59111 (33.473563, -84.591229).
Bulloch County Historical Society. Stilson, Georgia. When the Savannah & Statesboro Railway was completed in 1899, some of the stations along the track began to grow into villages. One of these was Stilson, named for Stilson Hutchinson who was instrumental in getting the Railway to pass through this area. The first postmaster was William Strickland in 1899 and the last was Edith Hutchinson in 1966. In 1900, Stilson had a population of 138.