Senate roll call 18 · 38th Congress · Mar 13, 1863
To advise and consent to the appointment of frederick steele as a major general of volunteers.
On Mar 13, 1863, the Senate voted 20–17. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 11–17, Others 5–0, Democrats 4–0. 11 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
- 20
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Mar 13, 1863
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 17 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted yes
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted yes
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Other votes
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