David Urbansky

Citation for Congressional Medal of Honor

by Seymour "Sy" Brody

His service record, which is shown here, records that Urbansky's original medal was lost and that a new one was issued in 1879. The calligraphed certificate shown here states that Urbansky entered the army as a private in the 58th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on October 28, 1861, was detailed to the Corps Commissary Department on September 10, 1863, and was mustered out on January 14, 1865.

 

Calligraphed certificate for David Urbansky
Calligraphed certificate for David Urbansky.
Courtesy of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati

Medal of Honor presented by the Congress to David Orbanski [sic] for Gallantry at Shiloh and Vicksburg

David Urbansky (1843-1897).
Medal of Honor presented by the Congress to David Orbanski [sic] for Gallantry at Shiloh and Vicksburg.
Reverse side
Medal with ribbon.
Courtesy of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati


Service record
David Urbansky.
Service record.
Page 2
Courtesy of the National Archives and Records
Administration, Washington, D.C.

CIVIL WAR

Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 7th Indiana Infantry
Places and dates: At Shiloh, Tennessee, Vicksburg, Mississippi, etc.
1862 and 1863
Birth: Prussia
Date of issue: 2 August, 1879

CITATION

Exceptional gallantry and heroism in many actions.

Source: Jewish Recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor; Library of Congress