Jackson's adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr., inherited the estate. Due to debt and bad investments, Jackson Jr. began selling off portions of the estate. In 1856, he sold the remaining , the mansion, and the outbuildings to the State of Tennessee, with a provision that the Jackson family could remain in residence as caretakers of the estate. The state intended to turn over the property to the federal government for use as a southern branch of the United States Military Academy, but the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861 disrupted this plan.