Beaufort, Port Royal Island, South Carolina. Live Oak Avenue Robert B. Rhett's Plantation (U.S. Civil War) White Coffee Mug

Beaufort, Port Royal Island, South Carolina. Live Oak Avenue Robert B. Rhett's Plantation (U.S. Civil War) This product title refers to an image or depiction of a location in Beaufort, Port Royal Island, South Carolina, specifically focusing on Live Oak Avenue and the historic Robert B. Rhett's Plantation. The site holds significant historical value due to its association with the U.S. Civil War. Robert Barnwell Rhett (1800-1864) was a prominent South Carolinian who advocated for secession, serving as a U.S. Representative and Senator from South Carolina before the war. His plantation, located on Live Oak Avenue, likely saw events related to the Civil War unfold. Beaufort, originally established in 1711, served as the capital of South Carolina during the American Revolution. In the U.S. Civil War, it was captured by Union forces in 1861 and remained under Union control for much of the conflict, offering a strategic advantage to the Northern forces. The image or depiction may highlight the historic plantation's architecture, the grand live oak trees lining Live Oak Avenue, or aspects of life during the Civil War era in this coastal South Carolina town.