*** ***(This book is without informational annotations or significant appendix. If you are seeking these features, please search for the Annotated Edition @ sumdalus.com/tfm. Thank You.FORTITUDINE. A chronicle of the U. S. Marines' assignment to, preparation for, and direct participation in the precarious October 1859 conflict at Harper's Ferry, Virginia - John Brown's raid and his capture. An enlivening and accurately detailed historical fiction narrative about the most significant prelude to our Civil War. . SEMPER FI.