color sergeant
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of color sergeant
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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And they appointed Mrs. Samuel Bloomer, widow of the Company's color sergeant to be custodian of their battle flag.
From Time Magazine Archive
He remembered suddenly the day Jackson had come upon some of his troops letting a valiant Yankee color sergeant withdraw after a great fight.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
He was color sergeant of his regiment and fell in a charge upon the breastworks of a fort about a year after his enlistment.
From A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays by Cather, Willa Sibert
The flag was then given in charge of Company F, the color company of the regiment, Charles Becherer, of Company G, being detailed as color sergeant.
From History of Company F, 1st Regiment, R.I. Volunteers, during the Spring and Summer of 1861 by Clarke, Charles H.
Lopez called a lieutenant of Austrian cavalry to his right upon the sofa, and the Dragoon color sergeant to his left, and the three of them sat thenceforth in judgment.
From The Missourian by Lyle, Eugene P. (Eugene Percy)
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