During the Civil War, Brigadier General Erastus Bernard Tyler (1822-1891) was sent to defend Baltimore in June 1863, and was involved in the Battle of Monocacy on July 9, 1864. He commaned the troops protecting Jug Bridge on the east side of Frederick. It was an intense fight, but the Union troops held. There were false newspaper reports that he had been taken prisoner, escaped and went to Ellicott's Mills. He married a local lady, remained in Baltimore and died at his home "Rosedale" near Calverton.
Jug Bridge - Jonathan Ellicott proposed a "bold plan of this bridge with 4 arches [each with a] 65 [foot] span" and built 1808-9 when Col. John Eager Howard was president of the Frederick Turnpike. The bridge lasted 140 years, and the Jug monument was moved to I-70's East Patrick exit.
Jug Bridge - Jonathan Ellicott proposed a "bold plan of this bridge with 4 arches [each with a] 65 [foot] span" and built 1808-9 when Col. John Eager Howard was president of the Frederick Turnpike. The bridge lasted 140 years, and the Jug monument was moved to I-70's East Patrick exit.
