 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akaberekerwa muOrleans, Massachusetts muna 1829, akaenda kuBrown University, asi akachinjirwa pashure pegore rimwe kuYale University, uko akawana dhigirii muUinjiniya. Rogers akashanda neU.S. Cavalry panguva yeHondo dzeIndia, achiwana chinzvimbo cheMajor panguva ye1862 Dakota Sioux kumuka. 