House roll call 78 · 38th Congress · Feb 1, 1864
To pass H.R. 26 (13 stat 11-feb. 29, 1864), a bill revising the grade of lieutenant general in the U.S. Army. (p. 427-3, p. 431-2)
On Feb 1, 1864, the House voted 96–41 (HR 26). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 46–19, Democrats 35–14, Others 15–8. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 33 members voted against their own party.
During the 38th Congress (1863–1864), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 96
- No
- 41
- Did not vote
- 50
- Date
- Feb 1, 1864
By party
- Republicans46 yes · 19 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Democrats35 yes · 14 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Others15 yes · 8 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Cornelius Cole R-CA voted no
- Thomas Bowles Shannon R-CA voted no
- John Henry Hubbard R-CT voted no
- Hiram Price R-IA voted no
- George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted no
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
- Benjamin Gwinn Harris D-MD voted no
- John Guier Scott D-MO voted no
- George Middleton D-NJ voted no
- Nehemiah Perry D-NJ voted no
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY voted no
- Charles Henry Winfield D-NY voted no
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY voted no
- Samuel Franklin Miller R-NY voted no
- Thomas Treadwell Davis R-NY voted no
- Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY voted no
- Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY voted no
- Alexander Long D-OH voted no
- Warren Perry Noble D-OH voted no
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH voted no
- James Remley Morris D-OH voted no
- James Abram Garfield R-OH voted no
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
- John Dodson Stiles D-PA voted no
- John Martin Broomall R-PA voted no
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
- Myer Strouse D-PA voted no
- Joseph Bailey D-PA voted no
- Archibald Mcallister D-PA voted no
- Thomas Williams R-PA voted no
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT voted no
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
How each representative voted: Yes
- William Higby R-CA
- Henry Champion Deming R-CT
- Augustus Brandegee R-CT
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Jesse Olds Norton R-IL
- John Rice Eden D-IL
- John Todd Stuart D-IL
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL
- James Carroll Robinson D-IL
- William Ralls Morrison D-IL
- James Cameron Allen D-IL
- John Law D-IN
- James Addison Cravens D-IN
- Henry William Harrington D-IN
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- Joseph Ketchum Edgerton D-IN
- James Foster Mcdowell D-IN
- Abel Carter Wilder R-KS
- Green Clay Smith O-KY
- William Harrison Randall O-KY
- William Henry Wadsworth O-KY
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA
- John Bassett Alley R-MA
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Edwin Hanson Webster O-MD
- Francis Thomas O-MD
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- John Hovey Rice R-ME
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- John Wesley Longyear R-MI
- Francis William Kellogg R-MI
- Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- William Windom R-MN
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. O-MO
- Henry Taylor Blow O-MO
- Sempronius Hamilton Boyd O-MO
- Austin Augustus King O-MO
- James Sidney Rollins O-MO
- Daniel Marcy D-NH
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH
- Andrew Jackson Rogers D-NJ
- Moses Fowler Odell D-NY
- Anson Herrick D-NY
- Orlando Kellogg R-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY
- Francis Kernan D-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- Daniel Morris R-NY
- John Ganson D-NY
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- John Franklin Mckinney D-OH
- Chilton Allen White D-OH
- Wells Andrews Hutchins D-OH
- William Edward Finck D-OH
- John O'Neill D-OH
- Joseph Worthington White D-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- John Rogers Mcbride R-OR
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- Martin Russell Thayer R-PA
- Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- Henry Wells Tracy O-PA
- William Henry Miller D-PA
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- Amos Myers R-PA
- John Littleton Dawson D-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Jesse Lazear D-PA
- Portus Baxter R-VT
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI
- Jacob Beeson Blair O-WV
- William Gay Brown O-WV
- Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley O-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Thomas Bowles Shannon R-CA
- John Henry Hubbard R-CT
- Hiram Price R-IA
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- George Helm Yeaman O-KY
- Henry Grider O-KY
- Aaron Harding O-KY
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Henry Winter Davis O-MD
- Benjamin Gwinn Harris D-MD
- John Guier Scott D-MO
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan O-MO
- William Augustus Hall O-MO
- George Middleton D-NJ
- Nehemiah Perry D-NJ
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- Charles Henry Winfield D-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- Samuel Franklin Miller R-NY
- Thomas Treadwell Davis R-NY
- Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY
- Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY
- Alexander Long D-OH
- Warren Perry Noble D-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- James Remley Morris D-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- John Dodson Stiles D-PA
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Myer Strouse D-PA
- Joseph Bailey D-PA
- Archibald Mcallister D-PA
- James Tracy Hale O-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
Did not vote
- James Edward English D-CT
- Nathaniel Barratt Smithers O-DE
- John Adam Kasson R-IA
- Charles Murray Harris D-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL
- William Joshua Allen D-IL
- Ebenezer Dumont R-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- Lucien Anderson O-KY
- Robert Mallory O-KY
- Brutus Junius Clay O-KY
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- Lorenzo De Medici Sweat D-ME
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Charles Upson R-MI
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- Samuel Knox O-MO
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- John Farson Starr R-NJ
- William Gaston Steele D-NJ
- Henry Gaither Worthington R-NV
- Dwight Townsend D-NY
- Henry George Stebbins D-NY
- Martin Kalbfleisch D-NY
- Benjamin Wood D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- Elijah Ward D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- William Radford D-NY
- Homer Augustus Nelson D-NY
- John Benedict Steele D-NY
- John Augustus Griswold D-NY
- De Witt Clinton Littlejohn R-NY
- Freeman Clarke R-NY
- Augustus Frank R-NY
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- Francis Celeste Le Blond D-OH
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH
- William Johnston D-OH
- George Bliss D-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- Philip Johnson D-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- James Sproat Brown D-WI
- Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI
- Ezra Wheeler D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To pass H.R. 26 (13 stat 11-feb. 29, 1864)…: House Vote, Feb 1, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-78/to-pass-h-r-26-13-stat-11-feb (accessed 2026-10-17).