Although he was known for engineering and artillery because of his siege operations in Fort Pulaski, Quincy Adams Gillmore's first independent command came at the head of a cavalry expedition against Confederate General John Pegram whom he defeated at the battle of Somerset.
Although he was known for engineering and artillery because of his siege operations in Fort Pulaski, Quincy Adams Gillmore's first independent command came at the head of a cavalry expedition against Confederate General John Pegram whom he defeated at the battle of Somerset.