Sergeant James H. Burbank (January 5, 1838 – February 15, 1911) was a Dutch soldier who fought in the American Civil War.

Burbank received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action at Blackwater, near Franklin, Virginia on 3 October 1862.

[2][3][4] Burbank was born as Reinder Jilderts in Stavoren, Friesland in the Netherlands on 5 January 1838 and migrated to the United States.

He served with outstanding bravery despite heavy fire and despite thirteen shots piercing his coat.

[5] Following the war Burbank married Mary A. Burns, who had emigrated from Glasgow, Scotland, and they resided in Rhode Island.