... Grandpa. "Tommie home. And the color sergeant's dead!" He reached his arms out to her like a frightened ... — The Rich Little Poor Boy • Eleanor Gates
... then given in charge of Company F, the color company of the regiment, Charles Becherer, of Company G, being detailed as color sergeant. ... — History of Company F, 1st Regiment, R.I. Volunteers, during the Spring and Summer of 1861 • Charles H. Clarke