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.
Quincy Adams Gillmore (February 25, 1825  April 11, 1888) was an American civil engineer, author, and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Though long associated with engineering and artillery, Gillmore's first independent command came at the head of a cavalry expedition against Confederate General John Pegram. Gillmore defeated the Confederates at the battle of Somerset for which he was given a brevet (military) promotion to colonel in the U.S. Army. 
