Todds Tavern is an unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States, and was the site of the Battle of Todd's Tavern.
Todds Tavern, Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Todds Tavern, Virginia  Todds Tavern, Virginia  Todds Tavern, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°14′53″N 77°40′07″W / 38.24806°N 77.66861°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Virginia |
| County | Spotsylvania |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
History
Todds Tavern was the focal point of a cavalry battle on 7–8 May 1864, between the battles of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House during the American Civil War.[1] The tavern location on Brock Road carried the name of Charles Todd who died about 1850. According to the historian Noel Harrison's research, the Todd family sold the property around 1845 to Flavius Josephus Ballard who re-sold the property in 1869.[2] The intersection where the tavern stood still maintains the name "Todd's Tavern". Today, there is a convenience store at the crossroads where the original tavern sat.
References
External links
Media related to Battle of Todds Tavern at Wikimedia Commons
