After the presidency and a world tour, Ulysses and Julia Grant settled in New York to be closer to their children and grandchildren, while the hope of one day returning to White Haven remained impractical. In 1884, Grant lost his fortune after being swindled by his son's business partner, Ferdinand Ward. Having used the estate as collateral on a loan from William Vanderbilt, he turned the property over to Vanderbilt to settle the debt. Luther Conn, a former Confederate officer during the Civil War, acquired the property in 1888 and, though once an enemy, became so enamored with Grant that he renamed the place Grantwood, a name later adopted by the village in which the park now exists. About 150 years ago, Ulysses S. Grant's victory over Robert E. Lee's army at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, marked the end of the Civil War. Grant and Lee met at Wilmer McLean's home to discuss surrender terms. Grant offered parole to all officers and enlisted men so they could return home, required Confederate military equipment to be relinquished, and allowed the men to keep their personal horses. Lee accepted, saying the terms would have a very happy effect on his army. Although Grant's army had won, he told his men that the war was over, that the rebels were their countrymen again, and that the best sign of rejoicing would be to abstain from demonstrations. As Lee's Confederate regiments assembled one last time to lay down their arms and flags, the Union army under General Joshua Chamberlain gave a carry arms salute, which the Confederates returned in mutual acknowledgment.