James Phillip Simms
Born: January 16, 1837
Birthplace: Covington, Georgia
Father: Richard Lee Simms 1795 – 1856
(Buried: Oxford Historical Cemetery, Oxford, Georgia)
Mother: Jerusha Bonner 1809 – 1866
(Buried: Oxford Historical Cemetery, Oxford, Georgia)
Wife: Mary Lucy Bates 1839 – 1894 (Married: April 20, 1860)
(Buried: Southview Cemetery, Covington, Georgia)
Children:
James Phillip “Jimmie” Simms Jr.
Alice Lee Simms
Education:
Studied law in Covington, Georgia
Occupation:
Attorney in Covington, Georgia
Civil War Career:
1861: 2nd Lt of Company H, 6th Georgia State Troops
1861: 1st Lt. Of Company H, 6th Georgia State Troops
1862: Mustered out of 6th Georgia State Troops
1862: Major of 53rd Georgia Infantry
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 53rd Georgia Infantry
1862: Participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg
1863: Participated in the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1864 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1864: Participated in the Battle of Cedar Creek
1865: Captured during the Battle of Saylor's Creek, Virginia
1865: Released from Prison
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1887: Attorney in Covington, Georgia
1865 – 1866: Georgia State Representative
1877: Georgia State Representative
Died: May 30, 1887
Place of Death: Covington, Georgia
Cause of Death: Unspecified Disease
Age at time of Death: 50 years old
Burial Place: Southview Cemetery, Covington, Georgia
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