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.
Jug Bridge built 1808
"In the summer of 1864 the military command of Brigadier General E. B. Tyler, stationed at the Relay House, cut down and removed from his [Frederick Augustus Brosenne 1813-1903, bought "Waverly" 1881] premises, in Howard county, lying adjacent, three hundred and seventy trees, valued at $4,950, used as timber in the construction of block houses at the Relay House and Elysville."
Baltimore Sun Jan 22 1870
Daily National Intelligencer (DC) Jl 13, 1864
"Brigadier General Tyler, supposed to have been captured at the battle of
Monocacy, on Saturday last, arrived at his old quarters, Barnum’s Hotel, [Baltimore] on
Wednesday, where he was greeted by the guests of the house."
Baltimore Sun July 15, 1864
Baltimore Sun July 15, 1864
©2019 Patricia Bixler Reber
Forgotten history of Ellicott City & Howard County MD
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