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Based on four Civil War era military buttons found in one grave, researchers determined a man was likely buried in a Union Army four-button sack coat.
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Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 9 July 2025
They were also found alongside buttons from a Union sack coat.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 21 June 2018
Bies and his colleagues confirmed that these were buttons—and not just any buttons, but buttons characteristic of an official Union sack coat.
—Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 20 June 2018
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Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 9 July 2025
They were also found alongside buttons from a Union sack coat.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 21 June 2018
Bies and his colleagues confirmed that these were buttons—and not just any buttons, but buttons characteristic of an official Union sack coat.
—Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 20 June 2018
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“Sack coat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sack%20coat. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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