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Not Cut Out for War: The Confederate Service of Mills M. Babb

Mills M. Babb enlisted in the Confederate Army on February 28, 1862, joining Company I of the 1st South Carolina Infantry (Provisional Army), also known as McCreary’s Regiment. Mustered in at Smithfield, Virginia, he was one of many South Carolinians who answered the call to defend the Confederacy during the second year of the Civil…

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Save the Date: Babb Family Association Reunion (9th-15th July 2027) – Moves Like Jagger

UPDATE 17 Apr 2026: It has become necessary to pull the reunion date forward a few weeks in order that teachers and parents are able to attend. School starts earlier than back in my day. we will be able to make our group reservations this July and need an accurate headcount. At that time, I’ll…

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Skjöldr: The Shield-King at the Dawn of Our Lineage

Tracing the Babb Family’s Legendary Roots to the First Kings of Denmark Every so often, genealogy hands us a story so old, so mythic, that it feels less like research and more like opening a door into the deep imagination of our ancestors. Today’s chapter takes us far beyond the Isles of Shoals, beyond England,…

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