ROBERT DAVIES. COLUMBUS JUNCTION, LOUISA COUNTY, IOWA.
Robert Davis was the son of Evan H. Davis (b. 1799, d. 1877) and Elizabeth Davis (Evans) (b. 1802, d. 1864) of Elm Grove, Iowa.Robert and his older brother Edward (b. 1836, d. 1917) enlisted in the 25th Iowa Volunteer Infantry in 1862 in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. They served together during the Civil War in Company F. Both brothers spoke Welsh as their primary language and just enough English to get by. At the Siege of Vicksburg the 25th Iowa was camped along the Black River. Robert became ill as did many of his comrades in Company F and he died of an intestinal disease.
At great expense his parents had Robert's remains exhumed and transported back to his home state of Iowa for re-burial. Robert Davis was the first burial in what is now the Cambrian Cemetery.