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).
It is also one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland and is within the historic province of Ulster. Tyrone is the eighth largest of Ireland's thirty-two counties by area and tenth largest by population.It is the largest of Ulster's nine counties by area and fourth largest by population.The county is no longer used as an administrative division for local government purposes, but retains a strong identity in popular culture.ounty Tyrone (from Irish: Tir TÃ­r, eoghain meaning land Of ) eoghan is one of the six counties Of Northern. Ireland adjoined to the-south west shore Of Lough, neagh the county covers an area 3,155 3155 kmÂ² and has a population of 177,986, 177986 with its county town Being. omagh