Orlando E. Caruana

Private Orlando Emanuel Caruana was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Caruana received the countrys highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of New Bern in North Carolina onMarch 1862 and the Battle of South Mountain in Maryland onSeptember 1862. He was honored with the award onNovember 1890.

Caruana was born onJune 1844 in Valletta, Malta. Claiming to beyears old, he enlisted in the U.S. Army from New York City in August 1861. He received the Medal of Honor for two actions. The first was onMarch 1862 during the Battle of New Bern when he took the battle flag from the wounded color bearer, helping off the battlefield. The second was onSeptember that same year when he, along with three other men, volunteered to scout out the enemys position in Maryland during the Battle of South Mountain. The other three men were killed but he managed to escape and rejoin his company. He was discharged from the 51st New York Infantry in September 1864.

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