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2 unusual facts about Henry Wilkens


Henry Wilkens

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.

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.



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