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|name= Henry Wilkens |birth_date= 1855 |death_date= {{Death date and age|1895|8|2|1855|1|1}} |birth_place= Germany |death_place= Brooklyn, New York, United States |placeofburial=Cypress Hills National Cemetery |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance= United States of America |branch= United States Army |serviceyears=c. 1877–c. 1895 |rank=Ordnance Sergeant |commands= |unit=2nd U.S. Cavalry |battles=Indian Wars Nez Perce War |awards=Medal of Honor |laterwork= }}Henry Wilkens or Wilkins (1855 – August 2, 1895) 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.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] BiographyHenry Wilkens was born in Germany in 1855, and later emigrated to the United States. While living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was sent out west to the frontier. He became a member of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry and eventually reached the rank of first sergeant. During the Nez Perce War, he was among the cavalry troopers which did battle with various small bands of renegade Indians hiding throughout the Idaho Territory. He was cited for bravery in two major engagements during the summer months of 1877. On May 7, Wilkens was among the soldiers who stormed Lame Deer's camp near Little Muddy Creek in the neighboring Montana Territory. Three months later, he led troops in routing the renegades at Camas Meadows in Idaho on August 20. Despite suffering a serious head injury, Wilkins remained with his company throughout the battle. This included participating in the pursuit of a captured mule train and defending his fellow soldiers when the company was surrounded by the Nez Perce for several hours. He received the Medal of Honor for both engagements on February 28, 1878. Wilkens was one of five men who received the award at Camas Meadows including Cpl. Harry Garland, Pvt. Samuel Phillips, Pvt. William Leonard and Farrier William Jones.[1][2][3][5][6][7][8][9] Wilkens died in Brooklyn, New York on August 2, 1895, and buried at Cypress Hills National Cemetery. He was 40 years old.[4] He and the other MOH recipients of Camas Meadows were referenced in the 1998 historical novel Ashes of Heaven as part of Terry C. Johnston's Plainsmen Series. Medal of Honor citationRank and organization: First Sergeant, Company L, 2d U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Little Muddy Creek, Mont., 7 May 1877; at Camas Meadows, Idaho, 20 August 1877. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Germany. Date of issue: 28 February 1878. Citation:Bravery in actions with Indians. See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Army}}
References1. ^1 Beyer, Walter F. and Oscar Frederick Keydel, ed. Deeds of Valor: From Records in the Archives of the United States Government; how American Heroes Won the Medal of Honor; History of Our Recent Wars and Explorations, from Personal Reminiscences and Records of Officers and Enlisted Men who Were Rewarded by Congress for Most Conspicuous Acts of Bravery on the Battle-field, on the High Seas and in Arctic Explorations. Vol. 2. Detroit: Perrien-Keydel Company, 1906. (pg. 234) 2. ^1 Hannings, Bud. A Portrait of the Stars and Stripes. Glenside, Pennsylvania: Seniram Publishing, 1988. (pg. 401) {{ISBN|0-922564-00-0}} 3. ^1 O'Neal, Bill. Fighting Men of the Indian Wars: A Biographical Encyclopedia of the Mountain Men, Soldiers, Cowboys, and Pioneers Who Took Up Arms During America's Westward Expansion. Stillwater, Oklahoma: Barbed Wire Press, 1991. (pg. 32) {{ISBN|0-935269-07-X}} 4. ^1 Holt, Dean W. American Military Cemeteries: A Comprehensive Illustrated Guide to the Hallowed Grounds of the United States, including Cemeteries Overseas. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 1992. (pg. 90) {{ISBN|0-89950-666-6}} 5. ^1 Greene, Jerome A. Nez Perce Summer, 1877: The US Army and the Nee-Me-Poo Crisis. Helena: Montana Historical Society, 2001. (pg. 161) {{ISBN|0-917298-82-9}} 6. ^1 Greene, Jerome A. Yellowstone Command: Colonel Nelson A. Miles and the Great Sioux War, 1876-1877. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006. (pg. 293) {{ISBN|0-8061-3755-X}} 7. ^1 Yenne, Bill. Indian Wars: The Campaign for the American West. Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholme Publishing, 2006. (pg. 225, 240) {{ISBN|1-59416-016-3}} 8. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_1865_ind/wilkens.html |title=MOH Citation for Henry Wilkens |accessdate= June 23, 2010 |author=Sterner, C. Douglas |year=1999 |work=MOH Recipients: Indian Campaigns |publisher=HomeofHeroes.com}} 9. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=1267|title=Military Times Hall of Valor: Henry Wilkens |accessdate=June 23, 2010 |author=Army Times Publishing Company |work=Awards and Citations: Medal of Honor |publisher=MilitaryTimes.com }} External links
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