Biographical Sketch of Captain Michael Shuler
Name
Michael Shuler
Unit
Company H "Page Grays", 33rd Virginia Infantry
Birth
1844, Page Co., VA
Death
05 May 1864, Battle of the Wilderness, Orange Co., Va.
Burial
Uncertain
Occupation
student
Father
John Shuler
Mother
Mary Ann Kite
Misc. Notes: RESIDENCES: 1850/1860 in Grove Hill, District #1, Page Co., Va. Attended Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia in 1860 as a partial student.
RECORD OF SERVICE: When Virginia seceded Shuler returned to Page County from his classes at Roanoke College and enlisted in Company H, 33rd Virginia Infantry at Luray on June 1, 1861. Initially elected to the post of 3rd or junior 2nd lieutenant, fate held more for Shuler, eventually elevating him to the post of captain on April 21, 1862. Wounded slightly in the head (grazed) 03 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg in the attempt upon Culp's Hill. With the exception of a brief absence following the wound, present thru Dec 1863 when placed under arrest. Brought up on charges of disobedience of orders and faced a court martial, but was let off with a brief suspension in pay and a reprimand by the II Corps Commander, General R.S. Ewell.
On May 5, 1864, in the heat of battle near the edge of Saunder's Field at the Wilderness, Captain Shuler apparently met his demise. Killed sometime in the early afternoon between 12:30 and 3 p.m., the disposition of Shuler's body remains a mystery.
Though his sword and sword belt with belt plate were returned to the family it is believed that he was not buried at the St. Peter's Church cemetery in Page County but rather his body may have been swallowed by the horrible fire following the battle in the area of Saunder's Field. Then too, he may have been buried in a mass grave following the battle.
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Misc. Notes See the Virginia Regimental Histories Series book 33rd Virginia Infantry by Lowell Reidenbaugh for more information about the unit history.
| Name | Michael Shuler |
| Unit | Company H "Page Grays", 33rd Virginia Infantry |
| Birth | 1844, Page Co., VA |
| Death | 05 May 1864, Battle of the Wilderness, Orange Co., Va. |
| Burial | Uncertain |
| Occupation | student |
| Father | John Shuler |
| Mother | Mary Ann Kite |
RECORD OF SERVICE: When Virginia seceded Shuler returned to Page County from his classes at Roanoke College and enlisted in Company H, 33rd Virginia Infantry at Luray on June 1, 1861. Initially elected to the post of 3rd or junior 2nd lieutenant, fate held more for Shuler, eventually elevating him to the post of captain on April 21, 1862. Wounded slightly in the head (grazed) 03 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg in the attempt upon Culp's Hill. With the exception of a brief absence following the wound, present thru Dec 1863 when placed under arrest. Brought up on charges of disobedience of orders and faced a court martial, but was let off with a brief suspension in pay and a reprimand by the II Corps Commander, General R.S. Ewell.
On May 5, 1864, in the heat of battle near the edge of Saunder's Field at the Wilderness, Captain Shuler apparently met his demise. Killed sometime in the early afternoon between 12:30 and 3 p.m., the disposition of Shuler's body remains a mystery.
Though his sword and sword belt with belt plate were returned to the family it is believed that he was not buried at the St. Peter's Church cemetery in Page County but rather his body may have been swallowed by the horrible fire following the battle in the area of Saunder's Field. Then too, he may have been buried in a mass grave following the battle.
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| Misc. Notes | ||
| See the Virginia Regimental Histories Series book 33rd Virginia Infantry by Lowell Reidenbaugh for more information about the unit history. | ||