14th Wisconsin Legislature

Major events

• March 4, 1861: Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as the 16th President of the United States.
• April 12, 1861: South Carolina militia began bombarding Fort Sumpter in Charleston Harbor.
• April 15, 1861: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation requesting the states provide 75,000 volunteers for service in the American Civil War.
• April 16, 1861: 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment raised in Milwaukee.
• May 9, 1861: Wisconsin Governor Alexander Randall called for a special session of the Wisconsin Legislature.
• July 21, 1861: First Battle of Bull Run took place in Prince William County, Virginia.
• November 8, 1861: Louis P. Harvey elected Governor of Wisconsin.

  Major legislation

First session

• January 21, 1861: Joint Resolution, co-operating with friends of the Union throughout the United States,
• April 11, 1861: Act to apportion the State into Senate and Assembly Districts.
• April 13, 1861: Act to provide for apportioning the State into Congressional Districts,
• April 13, 1861: Act to provide for the defence of the State, and to aid in enforcing the laws and maintaining the authority of the Federal Government,
• April 17, 1861: Act to declare the rights and privileges of such persons as may enroll themselves into the service of the country.

  Special session

• May 21, 1861: Joint Resolution, authorizing the Governor to be absent from the State during the present war,
• May 25, 1861: Joint Resolution, recommending to the War Department the formation of a Brigade, and the appointment of Hon. Rufus King to its command,
• May 25, 1861: Joint Resolution, in regard to the assassination of Col. Ellsworth,
• May 25, 1861: Act to provide for the assistance of volunteers in the service of the United States Government,
• May 25, 1861: Act to provide a military force for immediate service to aid in protecting and defending the Constitution and the Union,
• May 25, 1861: Act to prevent rendering aid to Rebels,
• May 25, 1861: Act to provide for the purchasing of Arms and Equipments for the use of the State,
• May 27, 1861: Act to provide for the payment of discharged Volunteers,
• May 27, 1861: Act to provide for borrowing money to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, and defend the State in time of war,

  Party summary

Senate

Assembly

Sessions

• 1st Regular session: January 9, 1861 - April 17, 1861
• Special session: May 15, 1861 - May 27, 1861

  Leaders

Senate

• President of the Senate: Butler G. Noble, Lieutenant Governor
• President pro tempore: Alden I. Bennett

  Assembly

• Speaker of the Assembly: Amasa Cobb

  Members

Senate

Assembly

Employees

Senate

• Chief Clerk: John H. Warren
• * Assistant Clerk: Stephen Steele Barlow
• * Engrossing Clerk: Willard Merrill
• * Enrolling Clerk: Edward Colman
• * Transcribing Clerk: F. H. Megdeburg
• Sergeant-at-Arms: J. A. Hadley
• * Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: David M. McBride
• Postmaster: James Moore
• * Assistant Postmaster: A. B. Finch
• Doorkeeper: Phillip Carey
• * Assistant Doorkeeper: Henry Case
• Fireman: George Wittle
• Messengers:
• * Walter C. Wyman
• * Albert F. Dexter
• * Patrick Lanner

  Assembly

• Chief Clerk: L. H. D. Crane
• * Assistant Clerk: John S. Dean
• ** Bookkeeper: Ephraim W. Young
• * Engrossing Clerk: Joseph C. Pickard
• * Enrolling Clerk: Nathaniel F. Lund
• * Transcribing Clerk: Harvey Briggs
• Sergeant-at-Arms: Craig B. Beese
• * Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Asher Armstrong
• * Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Ebenezer Sprague
• Postmaster: Hiram Beckworth
• * Assistant Postmaster: John N. Stone
• Doorkeeper: Joel Barber
• * Assistant Doorkeeper: Joshua W. Tolford
• Firemen:
• * William C. Lasure
• * Reese Evans
• * Henry N. Solbert
• Messengers:
• * William H. Barnes
• * William Benedict
• * William Bennett
• * H. M. Bingham
• * Charles L. Catlin
• * Edwin C. Mason
• * William E. Miller
• * James H. Neavill
• * George D. Potter
• * William H. Smith