Orlando E. Caruana

Private Orlando Emanuel Caruana (June 23, 1844 – September 14, 1917) was a Maltese-American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Caruana received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of New Bern in North Carolina on March 14, 1862, and the Battle of South Mountain in Maryland on September 14, 1862. He was honored with the award on November 14, 1890.

Biography Grave of Orlanda Caruana at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Caruana was born on June 23, 1844, in Valletta in the British Crown Colony of Malta. He was discharged from the 51st New York Infantry in September 1864.

Caruana died on September 14, 1917, and his remains are interred at the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

Medal of Honor citation