Communicating in Code: Brigham Young, Thomas L. Kane, and the “Lost” Utah War Message of July 1858

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Research Article| October 01 2021 Communicating in Code: Brigham Young, Thomas L. Kane, and the “Lost” Utah War Message of July 1858 Kenneth L. Alford; Kenneth L. Alford KENNETH L. ALFORD is an Honorary Life Member of the Utah State Historical Society, a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University, the current Ephraim Hatch Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellow, and a retired colonel in the US Army. Prior to BYU, he was a professor of computer science at the US Military Academy at West Point, New York, and a department chair and professor of strategic leadership and organizational behavior at the National Defense University in Washington, DC. He resides in Springville, Utah. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google William P. MacKinnon William P. MacKinnon WILLIAM P. MACKINNON is a Fellow and Honorary Life Member of the Utah State Historical Society. Since 1963 his articles, essays, and book reviews have appeared in eighteen issues of Utah Historical Quarterly. He has been presiding officer of the Mormon History Association, the Santa Barbara Corral of the Westerners, Yale Library Associates, and Children’s Hospital of Michigan. He is an alumnus or veteran of Yale College, Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, General Motors Corporation, and the US Air Force. He resides in Montecito, California. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Utah Historical Quarterly (2021) 89 (4): 305–322. https://doi.org/10.5406/utahhistquar.89.4.0305 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Kenneth L. Alford, William P. MacKinnon; Communicating in Code: Brigham Young, Thomas L. Kane, and the “Lost” Utah War Message of July 1858. Utah Historical Quarterly 1 January 2021; 89 (4): 305–322. doi: https://doi.org/10.5406/utahhistquar.89.4.0305 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveUniversity of Illinois PressUtah Historical Quarterly Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright 2021 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois2021 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.