Life span: 01/16/1837 to 05/30/1887TabsLife SummaryFull name: James Phillip SimsBurial Place: Covington, GABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOccupation: PoliticianMilitaryAttorney or JudgeMilitary: Confederate Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 04/06/1865 04/06/1865 At Sailor's Creek, the Army of Northern Virginia loses almost a quarter of its remaining strength 04/06/1865 04/06/1865 In Virginia, CSA corps commander General Richard S. Ewell is taken prisoner, along with four of his generals Documents Images James Phillip Simms James Phillip Simms, detail Bibliography