Beaufort, South Carolina. This is known as The Rhett House. The succession papers that started the Civil War were signed in the basement of this house. The Rhett Family was the richest family in the South, and the Butler Family was the richest family in the North. Supposedly, that's where Rhett Butler from Gone With the Wind got his name. The succession papers that started the Civil War were signed in the basement of this house. Rhett Butler, Carolina Do Sul, South Carolina, Old Pictures, Old Photos, Vintage Photos, Vintage Prints, American Civil War, American History