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adjective

Orderly adj.

Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an orderly course or plan.

Observant of order, authority, or rule; hence, obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, orderly children; an orderly community.

Performed in good or established order; well-regulated. "An orderly... march."

Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders. "Aids-de-camp and orderly men."

Orderly book (Mil.), a book for every company, in which the general and regimental orders are recorded.

Orderly officer, the officer of the day, or that officer of a corps or regiment whose turn it is to supervise for the day the arrangements for food, cleanliness, etc.

Orderly room.

(a)

The court of the commanding officer, where charges against the men of the regiment are tried.

(b)

The office of the commanding officer, usually in the barracks, whence orders emanate.

Orderly sergeant, the first sergeant of a company.

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Etymology of 'Orderly sergeant'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Orderly sergeant" Quotes from Famous Books

... for it" with me after that. That winter my brother-in-law, John Jarrette, and myself, joined Capt. Quantrell's company. Jarrette was orderly sergeant. He never knew fear, and the forty that then made up the company were as brave men as ...

— The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself • Cole Younger

... answer, and the journey is commenced in utter ignorance of where it is to end. But shrewd guesses are made, and scraps of information will be picked up on the way. The main thought must be to "get ready to move." The orderly sergeant is shouting "Fall in!" and there is no time to lose. The probability is that before you get your blanket rolled up, find your frying pan, haversack, axe, etc., and "fall in," the roll-call will be over, and some "extra ...

— Detailed Minutiae of Soldier life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865 • Carlton McCarthy

... colored soldiers came, Joshua Leckler hastened down to Boston, and enrolled himself among those who were willing to fight to maintain their freedom. On account of his ability to read and write and his general intelligence, he was soon made an orderly sergeant. His regiment had already taken part in an engagement before the public roster of this band of Uncle Sam's niggers, as they were called, fell into Mr. Leckler's hands. He ran his eye down the column of names. ...

— The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories • Paul Laurence Dunbar

... the fufth unst. I was Orderly Sergeant. At aboot four-thirrty P.M., Lance-Corporal Ness reported this man tae me for refusing for tae obey an ...

— The First Hundred Thousand • Ian Hay

... trying injustice befell the luckless Jack. For a long time he had, as senior, acted as orderly sergeant of Company K. This officer is virtually the executive functionary in the company. It is his place to form the men in rank, make out details, and prepare everything for the captain. The orderly sergeant is to the company what the adjutant is to the regiment. He carries a musket ...

— The Iron Game - A Tale of the War • Henry Francis Keenan