He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in Company D, 9th Vermont Infantry and served with the regiment during its entire term of service.
[2] After the war Dartt resumed farming, teaching, and school administration in Wethersfield and served in several local offices.
[3] In 1880 Dartt was appointed state Commissioner of Education, and he held the post until 1888.
In 1902 Dartt was returned to the Vermont House of Representatives, serving two terms.
[5] In 1904 Dartt introduced a bill allowing women's suffrage, which nearly passed the House.