Her husband’s death shocks Julia. And the war forces her to return to family in New York. Meanwhile, Union troops capture Sherwood Forest and free the family slaves, turning the mansion into a desegregated school. Julia Tyler remains in New York after the war, losing much of her fortune in the Panic of 1873. However, she eventually repurchases Sherwood Forest from the Bank of Virginia. It remains in the Tyler family to this day.
