Divided We Fought: A Pictorial History of the War 1861-1865: Interesting association

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Poor. Tall quarto hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. xii, 452 pages. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs. Dust jacket is in poor condition with several chips and tears. Hardcover is in very good condition. Gift inscription written on the right front flyleaf from Anita (Benteen) Mitchell - "For Stephens Mitchell from Anita January 14th - 1953 Atlanta Georgia." Anita Benteen Mitchell married Stephens Mitchell in 1952. Anita Mitchell's grandfather (Frederick William Benteen) was an officer for the Union during the Civil War. Stephens Mitchell grandfathers (Russell Crawford Mitchell and Capt. John Stephens) were officers that fought for the Confederacy. Provenance from the estate of the Mitchell family in Atlanta, Georgia.

Stephens Mitchell (1896-1983) was the son of Eugene Muse Mitchell and Isabel "Maybelle" (Stephens) Mitchell. He was born 1896 in Atlanta. His sister was Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone With the Wind. Stephens Mitchell attended the University of Georgia and was a prominent Atlanta attorney, historian, and devout Catholic. He also edited the Atlanta Historical Bulletin. After John Marsh, husband of Margaret, died in 1952 Stephens became the executor of Margaret Mitchell's estate. Stephens Mitchell died in 1983 and the estate was passed on to his two sons Eugene Muse Mitchell II and Joseph Mitchell.

Anita Benteen Mitchell (1902-1978) was the daughter of Frederick Wilson Benteen and the granddaughter of Frederick William Benteen (of the 7th U.S. Cavalry). She was the second wife of Stephens Mitchell. They had no children.