It is said that both division level commanders Henry Heth and Richard H. Anderson separately asked for his promotion and assignment to command of an infantry brigade, and A.P. Hill endorsed Heth's recommendation of Pegram: "No officer of the Army of Northern Virginia has done more to deserve this promotion than lieutenant colonel Pegram."
Det siges at både divisionscheferne Henry Heth og Richard H. Anderson bad om at han måtte blive forfremmet og givet kommandoen over en infanteribrigade, og A.P. Hill støttede Heths anbefaling af Pegram: "Ingen officer i Army of Northern Virginia har gjort mere for at fortjene denne forfremmelse end oberstløjtnant Pegram."