serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank article_title name
c. 1877 & ndash ; c. 1895 united states army brooklyn , new york , united states 2 august 1895 germany united states of america 2nd u.s. cavalry medal of honor place of burial indian wars nez perce war 1855 cypress hills national cemetery ordnance sergeant henry wilkens
 henry wilkens
henry wilkens

henry wilkens or wilkins -lrb- 1855 -- august 2 , 1895 -rrb- was a german-born soldier in the u.s. army who served with the 2nd u.s. cavalry during the nez perce war .
in the summer of 1877 , he received the medal of honor for two separate engagements , little muddy creek and camas meadows , against lame deer and the nez perce in the idaho territory .
wilkens was one of four men who received the award for taking part in the battle of little muddy creek .
