To amend S. 492 (c71-12 stat. 701, app. 3/3/1863), a bill to amend the laws relating to the post office department; which amendment provides that all soldiers i

On Feb 20, 1863, the House voted 62–18 (S 492). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 32–15, Democrats 20–0, Others 11–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 15 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: 62
No: 18
Did not vote: 118
Date: Feb 20, 1863

By party

Republicans32 yes · 15 no · 63 didn’t vote
Democrats20 yes · 0 no · 32 didn’t vote
Others11 yes · 3 no · 23 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
William McKee Dunn R-IN voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden R-ME voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted no
Stephen Baker R-NY voted no
Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY voted no
Richard Franchot R-NY voted no
Charles Baldwin Sedgwick R-NY voted no
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted no
William Parker Cutler R-OH voted no
William Morris Davis R-PA voted no
Andrew Scott Sloan R-WI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S. 492 (c71-12 stat. 701, app…: House Vote, Feb 20, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-555/to-amend-s-492-c71-12-stat-701-app (accessed 2026-10-17).