Joseph Taylor: Mormon Battalion, Donner Party, Utah War Militia Officer
Even in old age, Joseph Taylor's stern face and solid upper body fairly cracks the photographic image. While Myscal is a fictional...


Alicia: Myscal's "Spanish Wife"
Myscal Taylor at the time of his coerced enlistment into the Union Army (October 1863) has been married to Alicia for 8 years. They have...


"Arise from the Dust": Novel 1, Chapter 1
Site of Wilderness Battle Field. Near the Orange County Plank and Brock Roads. Photo by Michol Polson, 2008. Chapter 1: Unwilling...


"Arise From the Dust": Novel 1 Synopsis
Fraudulently forced into the Union army while traveling to England as a peaceful missionary, Myscal Taylor is a curious man. He is a 32...

