House roll call 558 · 37th Congress · Feb 21, 1863
To table S. 492. (p.1167-2)
On Feb 21, 1863, the House voted 34–82 (S 492). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 22–49, Democrats 7–18, Others 5–15. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 29 members voted against their own party.
During the 37th Congress (1861–1862), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 34
- No
- 82
- Did not vote
- 83
- Date
- Feb 21, 1863
By party
- Republicans22 yes · 49 no · 39 didn’t vote
- Democrats7 yes · 18 no · 27 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 15 no · 17 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted yes
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted yes
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted yes
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL voted yes
- William Kellogg R-IL voted yes
- William McKee Dunn R-IN voted yes
- Charles Russell Train R-MA voted yes
- Charles Delano R-MA voted yes
- John Noble Goodwin R-ME voted yes
- Anson Peaslee Morrill R-ME voted yes
- John Hovey Rice R-ME voted yes
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted yes
- Richard Franchot R-NY voted yes
- William Esselstyne Lansing R-NY voted yes
- Alexander Samuel Diven R-NY voted yes
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH voted yes
- Warren Perry Noble D-OH voted yes
- Samuel Thomas Worcester R-OH voted yes
- Robert Hunter Nugen D-OH voted yes
- George Knox Shiel D-OR voted yes
- John Hickman R-PA voted yes
- John Dodson Stiles D-PA voted yes
- Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA voted yes
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted yes
- Philip Johnson D-PA voted yes
- Edward Mcpherson R-PA voted yes
- John Fox Potter R-WI voted yes
- Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI voted yes
- Andrew Scott Sloan R-WI voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL
- William Kellogg R-IL
- William McKee Dunn R-IN
- Henry Grider O-KY
- Aaron Harding O-KY
- Charles Anderson Wickliffe O-KY
- John William Menzies O-KY
- Charles Russell Train R-MA
- Charles Delano R-MA
- John Noble Goodwin R-ME
- Anson Peaslee Morrill R-ME
- John Hovey Rice R-ME
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Richard Franchot R-NY
- William Esselstyne Lansing R-NY
- Alexander Samuel Diven R-NY
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- Warren Perry Noble D-OH
- Samuel Thomas Worcester R-OH
- Robert Hunter Nugen D-OH
- George Knox Shiel D-OR
- John Hickman R-PA
- John Dodson Stiles D-PA
- Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Philip Johnson D-PA
- Edward Mcpherson R-PA
- Horace Maynard O-TN
- John Fox Potter R-WI
- Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI
- Andrew Scott Sloan R-WI
How each representative voted: No
- Frederick Ferdinand Low R-CA
- Timothy Guy Phelps R-CA
- James Edward English D-CT
- George Catlin Woodruff D-CT
- George Purnell Fisher O-DE
- Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL
- Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL
- William Joshua Allen D-IL
- John Law D-IN
- James Addison Cravens D-IN
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN
- Albert Smith White R-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- William Mitchell R-IN
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN
- Samuel Lewis Casey O-KY
- Robert Mallory O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Michael Hahn O-LA
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- James Buffinton R-MA
- Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- John Bassett Alley R-MA
- Amasa Walker R-MA
- Francis Thomas O-MD
- Charles Benedict Calvert O-MD
- Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden R-ME
- Samuel Clement Fessenden R-ME
- Bradley Francis Granger R-MI
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Cyrus Aldrich R-MN
- William Windom R-MN
- James Sidney Rollins O-MO
- William Augustus Hall D-MO
- Elijah Hise Norton D-MO
- Thomas Lawson Price D-MO
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH
- Thomas McKey Edwards R-NH
- John Thompson Nixon R-NJ
- John Leake Newbold Stratton R-NJ
- George Thomas Cobb D-NJ
- James Kerrigan O-NY
- Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY
- Stephen Baker R-NY
- James Bedell Mckean R-NY
- William Almon Wheeler R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- Jacob Payson Chamberlain R-NY
- Elbridge Gerry Spaulding R-NY
- Clement Laird Vallandigham D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- Chilton Allen White D-OH
- Richard Almgill Harrison O-OH
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH
- Carey Allen Trimble R-OH
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH
- Harrison Gray Otis Blake R-OH
- Sidney Edgerton R-OH
- Charles John Biddle D-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- William Morris Davis R-PA
- Hendrick Bradley Wright D-PA
- James Tracy Hale R-PA
- Joseph Bailey D-PA
- Samuel Steel Blair R-PA
- John Covode R-PA
- Jesse Lazear D-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Robert Mcknight R-PA
- John Patton R-PA
- Elijah Babbitt R-PA
- William Paine Sheffield O-RI
- Andrew Jackson Clements O-TN
- William Gay Brown O-VA
- Jacob Beeson Blair O-VA
- Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley O-VA
- Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT
- Portus Baxter R-VT
Did not vote
- Dwight Loomis R-CT
- Alfred Avery Burnham R-CT
- Samuel Ryan Curtis R-IA
- William Vandever R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- John Alexander Mcclernand D-IL
- James Carroll Robinson D-IL
- Philip Bond Fouke D-IL
- John Alexander Logan D-IL
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Martin Franklin Conway R-KS
- Henry Cornelius Burnett D-KY
- George Helm Yeaman O-KY
- James Streshly Jackson O-KY
- George Washington Dunlap O-KY
- William Henry Wadsworth O-KY
- Benjamin Franklin Flanders O-LA
- Benjamin Franklin Thomas O-MA
- William Appleton O-MA
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA
- Goldsmith Fox Bailey R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- John Woodland Crisfield O-MD
- Edwin Hanson Webster O-MD
- Cornelius Lawrence Ludlow Leary O-MD
- Henry May O-MD
- Charles Wesley Walton R-ME
- Francis William Kellogg R-MI
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. R-MO
- John Bullock Clark D-MO
- John William Reid D-MO
- John Smith Phelps D-MO
- John William Noell D-MO
- Gilman Marston R-NH
- William Gaston Steele D-NJ
- Nehemiah Perry D-NJ
- Edward Henry Smith D-NY
- Moses Fowler Odell D-NY
- Benjamin Wood D-NY
- William Wall R-NY
- Elijah Ward D-NY
- Isaac Clason Delaplaine D-NY
- Edward Haight D-NY
- John Benedict Steele D-NY
- Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY
- Erastus Corning D-NY
- Socrates Norton Sherman R-NY
- Chauncey Vibbard D-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Rodolphus Holland Duell R-NY
- Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY
- Charles Baldwin Sedgwick R-NY
- Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY
- Alfred Ely R-NY
- Augustus Frank R-NY
- Burt Van Horn R-NY
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- John Addison Gurley R-OH
- Thomas Corwin R-OH
- Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH
- William Parker Cutler R-OH
- James Remley Morris D-OH
- Albert Gallatin Riddle R-OH
- John Hutchins R-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- Andrew Jackson Thayer D-OR
- William Eckart Lehman D-PA
- John Paul Verree R-PA
- Thomas Buchecker Cooper D-PA
- John Weinland Killinger R-PA
- James Hepburn Campbell R-PA
- Galusha Aaron Grow R-PA
- John Winfield Wallace R-PA
- George Huntington Browne O-RI
- George Washington Bridges O-TN
- Joseph Eggleston Segar O-VA
- Charles Horace Upton O-VA
- Lewis Mckenzie O-VA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Luther Hanchett R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To table S. 492. (p.1167-2): House Vote, Feb 21, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-558/to-table-s-492-p-1167-2 (accessed 2026-10-16).