John C. Babb, at the age of 17, mustered in with Company A, 44^th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry at Camp Stephens, Ga. on March 10^the, 1862.  The following June the Regiment joined the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Robert E. Lee, as part of Ripley's Brigade of D. H. Hill's Division of Thomas J. Jackson's Corps.

John saw heavy action at Beaver Dam Creek (Mechanicsville), Gains Mill and Malvern Hill before falling ill and dying of fever at General Hospital, Camp Winder, Virginia.  John was buried in the Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, on September 20^th, 1862. He was the youngest of four Babb brothers, Tom, Jim and Kellett, who took up arms and fought for the Confederacy. Kellett was the only one to return home.

The 44^th went on to become one of the hardest fought units, suffering some of  the heaviest losses of any regiment of the War.   We march to honour all Heroes who sacrificed their lives in defense of Family, Home and the Confederate States of America.