 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - William Montgomery Gardner akaberekwa musi waJune 8, 1824 paAugusta, Georgia. Akapedza kudzidza paUnited States Military Academy muna 1846. Akashanda muHondo yeMexico neAmerica mu2nd U.S. Infantry Regiment. Akakuvadzwa muHondo yeChurubusco, Mexico uye Hondo yeContrerasMexico. Gardner akasimudzirwa kuva kaputeni musi waMarch 3, 1855. Akasiya basa muU.S. Army musi waJanuary 19, 1861. 