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{{Short description|Maltese-born American soldier}}
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|name = Orlando E. Caruana
|name = Orlando E. Caruana
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|image = File:Orlando E. Caruana.png
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|caption = Caruana in 1917 newspaper
|birth_date = {{birth date|1844|06|23}}
|birth_date = {{birth date|1844|06|23}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1917|09|14|1844|06|23}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1917|09|14|1844|06|23}}
|birth_name = Orlando Emanuel Caruana
|birth_place = [[Valletta]], [[Crown Colony of Malta]]
|birth_place = [[Valletta]], [[Crown Colony of Malta]]
|death_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States]]
|death_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
|placeofburial = [[Mount Olivet Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)|Mount Olivet Cemetery]], Washington, D.C.
|placeofburial = [[Mount Olivet Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)|Mount Olivet Cemetery]]<br/>Washington, D.C., U.S.
|allegiance = [[United States of America]]
|allegiance = {{flag|United States|1861}}
|branch = [[United States Army]]<br/>[[Union Army]]
|branch = {{army|United States|1861}}
|serviceyears = 1861–1864
|serviceyears = 1861–1864
|rank = [[Sergeant#American Civil War|Sergeant]]
|rank = [[Sergeant]]
|unit = Company K, [[51st New York Volunteer Infantry|51st New York Infantry]]
|unit = {{flagicon|New York|1778}} [[51st Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry]] - Company K
|battles = [[Battle of New Bern]]<br>[[Battle of South Mountain]]
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* [[American Civil War]]
** [[Battle of New Bern (1862)|Battle of New Bern]]
** [[Battle of South Mountain]]
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|awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} [[Medal of Honor]]
|awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} [[Medal of Honor]]
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Private '''Orlando Emanuel Caruana''' (June 23, 1844 – September 14, 1917) was an [[Maltese people|Maltese]]-born [[United States|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 14 March 1862 and the [[Battle of South Mountain]] in Maryland on 14 September 1862. He was honored with the award on 14 November 1890.<ref name="History">{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_af.html |title=Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=20 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="Chapel">{{Cite web |url=http://www.militarychapel.org/cgi-bin/databases/moh/details.pl?IDNO=200401031073152818 |title=Orlando E. Caruana |accessdate=20 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="Antietam">{{Cite web |url=http://antietam.aotw.org/moh.php?citation_id=77 |title=Orlando E Caruana |accessdate=20 October 2013}}</ref>
Private '''Orlando Emanuel Caruana''' (June 23, 1844 – September 14, 1917) was a [[Maltese people|Maltese]]-born [[United States|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 (1862)|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.<ref name="History">{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_af.html |title=Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=20 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="Chapel">{{Cite web |url=http://www.militarychapel.org/cgi-bin/databases/moh/details.pl?IDNO=200401031073152818 |title=Orlando E. Caruana |accessdate=20 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="Antietam">{{Cite web |url=http://antietam.aotw.org/moh.php?citation_id=77 |title=Orlando E Caruana |accessdate=20 October 2013}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
[[File:Orlando Caruana grave section 3 - Mt Olivet - Washington DC - 2014.jpg|thumb|Grave of Orlanda Caruana at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C.]]
[[File:Orlando Caruana grave section 3 - Mt Olivet - Washington DC - 2014.jpg|thumb|Grave of Orlanda Caruana at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C.]]
Caruana was born on 23 June 1844 in [[Valletta]] in the British [[Crown Colony of Malta]].<ref name="Antietam"/> Claiming to be 20 years 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 on 14 March 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 on 14 September that same year when he, along with three other men, volunteered to scout out the enemy's position in Maryland during the [[Battle of South Mountain]]. The other three men were killed but he managed to escape and rejoin his company.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://civilwar150nc.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/medal-of-honor-recipients-during-the-burnside-expedition/ |title=Medal of Honor recipients during the Burnside Expedition |date=8 February 2013 |accessdate=20 October 2013}}</ref> He was discharged from the 51st New York Infantry in September 1864.<ref>[http://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/51st_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf Regimental Roster]</ref>
Caruana was born on June 23, 1844, in [[Valletta]] in the British [[Crown Colony of Malta]].<ref name="Antietam"/> Claiming to be 20 years 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 on March 14, 1862, during the [[Battle of New Bern (1862)|Battle of New Bern]] when he took the battle flag from the wounded color bearer, helping off the battlefield. The second was on September 14 that same year when he, along with three other men, volunteered to scout out the enemy's position in Maryland during the [[Battle of South Mountain]]. The other three men were killed but he managed to escape and rejoin his company.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://civilwar150nc.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/medal-of-honor-recipients-during-the-burnside-expedition/ |title=Medal of Honor recipients during the Burnside Expedition |date=8 February 2013 |accessdate=20 October 2013}}</ref> He was discharged from the 51st New York Infantry in September 1864.<ref>[http://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/51st_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf Regimental Roster]</ref>


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


==Medal of Honor citation==
==Medal of Honor citation==
{{quotation|At New Bern, North Carolina, brought off the wounded color sergeant and the colors under a heavy fire of the enemy. Was one of four soldiers who volunteered to determine the position of the enemy at South Mountain, Md. While so engaged was fired upon and his three companions killed, but he escaped and rejoined his command in safety.<ref name="History"/><ref name="Chapel"/><ref name="Antietam"/>}}
{{quote|At New Bern, North Carolina, brought off the wounded color sergeant and the colors under a heavy fire of the enemy. Was one of four soldiers who volunteered to determine the position of the enemy at South Mountain, Md. While so engaged was fired upon and his three companions killed, but he escaped and rejoined his command in safety.<ref name="History"/><ref name="Chapel"/><ref name="Antietam"/>}}


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|United States Army|American Civil War}}
{{Portal|Biography|American Civil War}}
*[[List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F]]
*[[List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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Latest revision as of 22:25, 31 October 2024

Orlando E. Caruana
Caruana in 1917 newspaper
Birth nameOrlando Emanuel Caruana
Born(1844-06-23)June 23, 1844
Valletta, Crown Colony of Malta
DiedSeptember 14, 1917(1917-09-14) (aged 73)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Buried
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Allegiance United States
Service / branch United States Army
Years of service1861–1864
RankSergeant
UnitNew York (state) 51st Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry - Company K
Battles / wars
Awards Medal of Honor

Private Orlando Emanuel Caruana (June 23, 1844 – September 14, 1917) was a Maltese-born 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.[1][2][3]

Biography

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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.[3] Claiming to be 20 years 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 on March 14, 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 on September 14 that same year when he, along with three other men, volunteered to scout out the enemy's position in Maryland during the Battle of South Mountain. The other three men were killed but he managed to escape and rejoin his company.[4] He was discharged from the 51st New York Infantry in September 1864.[5]

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

Medal of Honor citation

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At New Bern, North Carolina, brought off the wounded color sergeant and the colors under a heavy fire of the enemy. Was one of four soldiers who volunteered to determine the position of the enemy at South Mountain, Md. While so engaged was fired upon and his three companions killed, but he escaped and rejoined his command in safety.[1][2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients". Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Orlando E. Caruana". Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Orlando E Caruana". Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "Medal of Honor recipients during the Burnside Expedition". February 8, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  5. ^ Regimental Roster
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