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.

[1][2][3] Caruana was born on June 23, 1844, in Valletta in the British Crown Colony of Malta.

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.

[5] Caruana died on September 14, 1917, and his remains are interred at the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C. At New Bern, North Carolina, brought off the wounded color sergeant and the colors under a heavy fire of the enemy.