color sergeant

American  

noun

1. a sergeant who has charge of battalion or regimental colors.

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Etymology

Origin of color sergeant

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

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color sergeant

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

Then it was reverently furled, and the color sergeant, with the guard, started toward the Colonel's quarters, all whom they passed making way for them and saluting the furled colors.

From Betty at Fort Blizzard by Seawell, Molly Elliot

Wright, the color sergeant, and Henry Bardshar, my orderly, always pitched and struck my tent and built me a bunk of bamboo poles, whenever we changed camp.

From The Rough Riders by Roosevelt, Theodore

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.