Hartstuff was born in Seneca Falls, New York on February 4, 1837.
He studied medicine at the State University at Castelton, Vermont.
He was a hospital surgeon and did post graduate work in New York
and served under Detroit’s Dr. Zina Pitcher at the Marine
Hospital.
He entered military service as a 1st Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon
on August 5, 1861. Hartstuff was brevetted Captain and Major for
meritorious service during the Civil Was on March 13, 1865. He was
brevetted Lt. Colonel for meritorious service during the yellow
fever outbreak in New Orleans in 1866. He was made Lt. Colonel and
Deputy Surgeon General on December 4, 1892 and Colonel and Assistant
Surgeon General on April 28, 1900. Hartstuff retired as Brigadier
General on April 23, 1901. During his years of service, he saw duty
on the staff of Generals Cook and Rosecrans. He was stationed at
West Point, New Orleans and on the Pacific Coast as well as Fort
Wayne. He was attached to the Department of the East and to the
Military Department of Missouri. Hartstuff was a member of the Loyal
Legion of Michigan. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Luther
S. Trowbridge, Jr., on June 22, 1908.
Born: February 4, 1837
Died: June 22, 1908
Buried: Section W, Lot 6
