These are American Civil War epaulets belonging to Colonel Amasa Sprague Jr., who served as an aide to his brother, Rhode Island Governor William Sprague, who was the only wartime Governor to have led men in combat.
Colonel Amasa Sprague Jr. 
American Civil War epaulets belonging to Colonel Amasa Sprague Jr. 
American Civil War epaulets belonging to Colonel Amasa Sprague Jr. 
American Civil War epaulets belonging to Colonel Amasa Sprague Jr.
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