He and brother, Sam (who was only 15-16 years old), joined the 34th Regiment Indiana volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. The family was living at Union city, Indiana at the time.

The 34th was organized at Anderson, Ind., and muster in September 16, 1861. Moved to Jeffersonville, Ind., October 10, thence to New Haven, Ky., November 15, and duty there till December 14. Moved to Camp Wicliffe, Ky., December 14, and duty there till February 7, 1862. Attached to 10th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, November-December 1861. 10th Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to February, 1862, 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Mississippi, to April, 1862. 1st Bridage, 3d Division, Army Mississippi. Garrison at New Madrid, Mo., to July, 1862. Helena, Ark., District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Missouri, to November, 1862, 3rd Bridage, 2nd Division, Dept. of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of the Tennessee, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 12th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to August, 1863, and Dept. of the Gulf to March, 1864. Defences of New Orleans, La., to December, 1864. Brazos, Santiago, Texas, U.S. Forces, Texas, to June, 1865. Dept. of Texas to February, 1866.

SERVICE-Moved to Green River, Ky., February 7, 1862, thence to the Ohio River February 14, and to Cairo, Ill., with Nelson's Division, Army of the Ohio, February 17-20. Detached from Division and moved to Commerce, Mo, February 27-March 3. Siege of New Madrid, Mo., March 5-14. Siege and capture of Island No. 10, Mississippi River, March 15-April 8. Riddell's Point March 17. Garrison duty at New Madrid, Mo., April 7-June 14. Expedition down Mississippi River to Fort Pillow, Tenn., May 19-23 (Detachment). Capture of Fort Pillow June 5 (Detachment). Moved to Memphis, Tenn., June 14-15. Expedition up White River, Ark., June 26-July 14. Action at Grand Prairie July 6-7. Near Duvall's Bluff July 7. Aberdeen July 9. Arrived at Helena July 14, and duty there till April, 1863. Expedition to Arkansas Post November 16-22, 1862. Ordered to Milliken's Bend, La., April 14. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battle of Port Gibson May 1. Fourteen-Mile Creek May 12-13. Battle of Champion's Hill May 16. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18-July 4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Ordered to New Orleans, La., August 4, thence to Brashear City Crow Bayou November 3. At New Iberia till December 19. Regiment re-enlisted at new Iberia December 15. Moved to Pass Cavallo, Texas, December 23, 1863-January 8, 1864, and duty there till February 21. Moved to New Orleans, La., February 21, and duty there till March 20. Veterans on furlough till May. Garrison duty at New Orleans till December 18, and duty there till June 16, 1865. Expedition from Brazos, Santiago, May 11-14, 1865. Action at Palmetto Ranch May 12-13, 1865 (last action of the war). White's Ranch May 13. March to Ringgold Barracks, 260 miles up the Rio grande June 16-28. Duty at Ringgold Barracks till July 24, and at Brownsville till February, 1866. Mustered out February 3, 1866.

Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 32 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 5 Officers and 204 enlisted men by disease. Total, 243.119

The original discharge papers for Andrew Jackson Hartle state he enrolled as a recruit of Company D, 34th Regiment Indiana Volunteers, at Indianapolis, Indiana, on the 21st day of October, 1862 by Lt. Butler and that he was duly mustered into the Military Service of the United States, at Indianapolis, Indiana on the 14th of November, 1862, for the term of three years by Capt. Norris, Mustering Officer. Age 21 years. Mustered out Oct. 21, 1865; at Brownsville, Texas.120

It is interesting to note that his company, and probably others, were still fighting when they heard the war had been over for several weeks.

He married Fannie Simmons of Graysmount about 1868 at Pontiac, Illinois where he had come after being discharged. Fannie was noted as being very beautiful. She died giving birth to their only child - Minnie.

It is said that he went to work for Albert W. Rudd at Pontiac or Joliet. His parents, Jacob and Hannah, had moved to Pontiac to a small farm adjoining that of Albert W. Rudd. Andrew Jackson worked at the Rudd mill, feeding the cattle, etc. Here he met his second wife—Florence Eudora Rudd. Albert Rudd had flour mills at Morris and Pontiac and engaged in raising cattle and sheep. He also had a distillery at Pontiac, the mash from which was fed to the cattle to fatten them.

Andrew Jackson second married Florence Eudora Rudd in 1875. About 1890, Grandfather Hartle received a legacy of $100 from an Uncle somewhere in Ohio.

They moved to Urbana, Illinois about 1892. They brought all of their household goods, some livestock such as chickens, pigs and cows. They traveled in a wagon, perhaps two, for Andrew Jackson was working for the Great Atlantic Tea and Coffee Company traveling through the country. This was the reason they came to Urbana—the company wished to start a route in the area. It was November when they made the trip and the children were barefoot and had to walk and keep the stock going. The trip took about 4 days from Pontiac to Urbana.

Their first night near Urbana, they were invited to stay with a family named Slade who lived in the first house north of where Clements Cemetery is now located. The first person they met in Champaign County was a man called Duke Slade. They rented his place for a short time until they could get settled permanently. It was about 200 yards north of the Clements Cemetery between the cemetery and Tink Elliot’s place on the corner.

Since they had come here to open up a Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea and Coffee Company store, they finally found a place on east Main Street in Urbana—a small building on the corner of Lynn and Main (northeast corner)—where they lived in the back for a time and had their store in the front. Granddad went about the country selling coffee, tea, baking powder, spices, etc., door to door from his wagon and just like now—when a customer bought so mch they were entitled to a dish.

During the time they lived in Urbana, the lived at several addresses—West Stoughton, West Main, West HIll, back to West Main and then finally to north Lincoln near the Church Street area. He moved to a farm at Argenta in 1908. Logan and Leo were old enough to help with the farming. Grandmother Hartle died May 26, 1909.

About 1890, Grandfather Hartle received a legacy of $100 from his Uncle Samuel who lived in Ohio. It was about 1894 when the family moved to the Urbana area.