David Orbansky

David Orbansky
Orbansky in 1865
Born	1843 (1843) Lautenburg, Prussia
Died	January 22, 1897 (aged 53–54) Ohio
Burial place	United Jewish Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Military career
Allegiance	United States Union
Branch	United States Army Union Army
Service years	1861–1865
Rank	Corporal
Units	Company B, 58th Ohio Infantry
Conflicts	American Civil War
Awards	Medal 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. 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. 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.

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

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of Jewish Medal of Honor recipients
• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: M–P

References

 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.