If either sergeant became disabled the nearest corporal took the colors, and so on until the color-guard were down.
How thrilling, how hopeful, was the cheer which rolled off among the hills, as the color-guard took its trust!
In the meantime one of the corporals of the color-guard was killed and a lieutenant was wounded in the hand.
At this moment the color-guard marched up to receive the regimental flags.
Meanwhile the colors were down upon the ground several times, but were raised at once by the heroes of the color-guard.
