field officer

Historical Examples of field officer

• "It 's no use, sir," said the surgeon, to the field-officer who had called him to the spot.

  The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II)

  Charles James Lever

• Then he's so cripply that he could not have gone on in the service if he were not a field-officer.

  The Pillars of the House, Vol. II (of 2)

  Charlotte M. Yonge

• The field-officer of the day is now announced by the orderly.

  Miss Ravenel's conversion from secession to loyalty

  J. W. de Forest

• He was mounted on a horse which had belonged to a field-officer; and, though aged, still possessed much spirit.

  Stories of Animal Sagacity

  W.H.G. Kingston

• You hate drill—parade—inspection—the adjutant—the wine committee—the paymaster—the field-officer of the day—and the major's wife.

  A Rent In A Cloud

  Charles James Lever