David Orbansky

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Years of service 1861-1865 Awards Medal of Honor Battles/wars American Civil War		Name David Orbansky Rank Corporal Died January 22, 1897
Allegiance United States of AmericaUnion Place of burial Columbus, Ohio, United States Service/branch United States Army, Union Army
Battles and wars American Civil War

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. He was buried at the Walnut Hills United Jewish Cemetery in Evanston, Ohio.

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.

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