David Orbansky

David Orbansky
Orbansky in 1865
Born1843 (1843)
Lautenburg, Prussia
DiedJanuary 22, 1897 (aged 53–54)
Ohio
Place of burial
United Jewish Cemetery,
Columbus, Ohio
AllegianceUnited States
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1865
RankCorporal
UnitOhio Company B, 58th Ohio Infantry
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
AwardsMedal of Honor

David Orbansky or 'Urbansky' was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He earned the Medal of Honor for his gallantry in action against enemy Confederate States Army forces in the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, in 1862 and again at the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1863, as well as other actions.[1] During the Vicksburg campaign, Urbansky rushed onto the battlefield to pick up his commander and under enemy fire, made it back to the Union line.[2] He was buried at Piqua’s Cedar Hill Jewish cemetery and later reinterred at Walnut Hills United Jewish Cemetery in Evanston, Ohio, a neighborhood in the city of Cincinnati.[2]

Medal of Honor citation

  • Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 58th Ohio Infantry
  • Place and date: At Shiloh, Tenn.; Vicksburg, Miss., etc., 1862 and 1863.
  • Entered service at: Columbus, Ohio.
  • Birth: Lautenburg, Prussia.
  • Date of issue: August 2, 1879.

Citation:

Gallantry in actions.

See also

References

  1. ^ David Urbansky Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b David Urbansky Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.
  • "'David Orbansky' entry". Medal of Honor recipients: American Civil War. United States Army Center of Military History. August 2, 1879. Archived from the original on 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2008-10-11.