b. 07/03/1837 Ticonderoga, New York. d. 26/02/1910 Fort Ann, New York.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 03/05/1863 Chancellorsville, Virginia.
Sartwell was born on 7 March 1837 in Ticonderoga, Essex County, New York. He married Esther Fish Sartwell and fathered one son, George W. Sartwell, who died in 1863. Sartwell enlisted in the Army as a private on 28 July 1862 at Fort Ann. He was mustered in to Company D of the 123rd New York Infantry on 14 August 1862. He was promoted to sergeant on 4 September 1862. On 3 May 1863, at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Sartwell was shot in the left arm. After leaving the field for a short time he returned and fought with his unit until eventually being forced to retire because of blood loss. Sartwell was again wounded in a skirmish near Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia and was admitted to a hospital in Albany, New York. He was discharged from the Army on 27 May 1865. He would not receive his Medal until November 17, 1896.
MOH CITATION:
Was severely wounded by a gunshot to his left arm, went half a mile to the rear but insisted on returning to his company and continued to fight bravely until he became exhausted from the loss of blood and was compelled to retire from the field.
BURIAL LOCATION: FISH HILL CEMETERY, FORT ANN, NEW YORK.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
