Senate roll call 8 · 38th Congress · Mar 11, 1863
To advise and consent to the appointment of henry h. Sibley as a brigadier general of volunteers.
On Mar 11, 1863, the Senate voted 17–21. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 5–21, Democrats 6–0, Others 6–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 5 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
- 17
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Mar 11, 1863
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 21 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted yes
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- 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
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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