While there was not an official rank associated with the job of "color sergeant" in the U.S. Army during the Civil War, many soldiers, especially in volunteer regiments, came up with their own. One of the most common versions of these were sergeant chevrons with a star above them. Some we elaborate with silk chevrons and bullion embroidered stars; while others used a simple cut-out star above issued sergeant chevrons. While some may mistake these for ordnance sergeant chevrons, its important to note that the rank and job of ordnance sergeant was confined to the ordnance branch, and the small handful of ordnance sergeants were typically assigned as staff NCOs on larger posts. The job of managing ammunition within a field army and its smaller formations was handled by quartermasters and quartermaster sergeants.