ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ, hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən tə ðə θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪtθ ænd tə ðə θɹˈiː səksˈiːdɪŋ kˈɑːŋɡɹəsᵻz.
In 1862 during the Civil War, he was elected as a Republican to the 38th and to the three succeeding Congresses.