when they were captured were actually surrendered, the war was actually over in april of 1865 and joseph barnesas killed before the war and one of his overseers had abused the slaves and he was chastised with the overseer that pulled out a pistol and kill the gentleman that on this house. and as the war came to an end, this house was requisitioned by the general. james harrison wilson who is the general that captured macon and he chose this house for his resident and they were forced to move out. so we are heading up towards college street, which they go down towards the river and then down at the river is the cemetery, which is where we are heading else in 1840. actually named up your the fellow who was a newspaper editor. and it was modeled after cemeteries in the northeast where he had come from. one of the most beautiful spots in all of macon was turned into a cemetery back in those days and in the early part of the 19th century, cemeteries were parks and the brothers loved to spend time there. some of their songs came from here in rose hill around this corner i hear. little martha, one of