Landsman Henry Brutsche (c. 1846 – December 27, 1880) was a Union Navy sailor who fought in the American Civil War.

Brutsche received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action aboard the USS Tacony at Plymouth, North Carolina, on 31 October 1864.

[1][2] Brutsche was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1846.

He died on 27 December 1880, and his remains are interred at the Lawnview Memorial Park in Rockledge, Pennsylvania.

Tacony during the taking of Plymouth, North Carolina, 31 October 1864.