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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 America Union

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.

    References

    David Orbansky Wikipedia