Re: Colorbearers - correction
Just to check, Most color Bearers were not ensigns. My ancestor, Jesse P Williams, of the 8th Missouri Infantry, C.S.A., was appointed Color Bearer on 31 OCT 1862,and was a sergeant. He was promoted to Orderly Sergeant in April 1865, and his Unit Surrendered 26 May 1865. He was never made an Ensign.