A collection of 24 Civil War buttons representing every branch of the Union Army displayed in decorative frame.

24 Union Army buttons arranged in a star pattern, housed in gilt frame, 22 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. Assembled and framed by James Frasca in the 1970s. The collection is comprised of examples of cuff and coat buttons for every branch of the Army including Infantry, Artillery, Cavalry, Rifleman, Dragoon, General Service, Staff Officer, Engineers, Sharpshooters, Topographical Engineers, and Ordinance Corps (all buttons have shanks and are non-dug). Each button is listed below with the Tice button book classification code in italics:

Infantry coat (GI215A21). -- Infantry cuff with no backmark. -- Artillery coat (AY215A81). -- Artillery cuff (AY215A56). -- Cavalry coat (CV228A2). -- Cavalry cuff (CV215A19). -- Rifleman coat (RF212/215A49). -- Rifleman cuff (RF212/215a34). -- Dragoon coat (DR215A12). -- Dragoon cuff (DR215A5 except the 2 dots). -- Two-piece convex Engineers coat (EG215J1). -- Two-piece convex Engineers cuff (EG215Bs1 but with 2 dots added). -- Staff Officer coat (GS218A1). -- Staff Officer cuff, (no Tice reference). -- General Service coat (GEN215A30). -- General Service cuff (GEN215A26). -- Sharpshooter coat (SS215A1). -- Sharpshooter cuff (SS214As1). -- Sharpshooter officer coat (SS216A1). -- Sharpshooter officer cuff (SS216As1). -- Topographical Engineer coat (TE215A2). -- Topographical Engineer cuff (TE215As2 but with 2 dots). -- Two-piece Ordinance Corps coat (ORD209A5). -- Ordinance Corps cuff (ORD215As2).

The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca