About David Orbansky
Lived 1843 – 1897 (aged 53–54). David Orbansky was a military personnel.
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.
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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Who was David Orbansky?
American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
When was David Orbansky born?
David Orbansky was born in 1843 in Lidzbark.
When did David Orbansky die?
David Orbansky died on 22 January 1897 in Ohio.
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David Orbansky was a military personnel.
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