Federal Cockades (Rosettes)

       'The Arkansian', Fayetteville, Arkansas, 5 January 1861 informs us that 'The Union Cockade.—This is also a double rosette, the center one being of red silk, the inner one of white silk, and the pendants of blue. The gilt button that fastens the whole together shows the eagle of America, surrounded by the stars of the United States.'  As will be seen not all were the same.

A Union cockade, in silk, with a ferrotype of Major Robert Anderson in the center,
Federal commander of Fort Sumner, South Carolina during the bombardment.

Kentucky Union cockade with a Kentucky state seal staff officer’s cuff button sewn to the middle of the star. Approximately 8 inches tall and hand sewn on silk.