Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Sloane akaberekwa pana May 19, 1850 muMiddleville, New York, mwanakomana waJames K. Sloane naLouisa Reno. Munguva yeAmerican Civil War, James akanyoresa mu76th New York Volunteer Infantry, akakuvadzwa muGettysburg neAntietam, akaburitswa uye akanyoreswazve kaviri, uye akaurayiwa muhondo yeFort Fisher
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