Todds Tavern is an unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, Virginia and was the site of the Battle of Todds Tavern.
Todds Tavern, Virginia | |
---|---|
Unincorporated community | |
![]() ![]() Todds Tavern, Virginia ![]() ![]() Todds Tavern, Virginia ![]() ![]() Todds Tavern, Virginia | |
Coordinates: 38°14′53″N 77°40′07″W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | ![]() |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Todds Tavern was the focal point of a cavalry battle on May 7−8, 1864, between the battles of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House during the American Civil War.[1][2] The Tavern location on Brock Road carried the name of Charles Todd who died about 1850. According to historian Noel Harrison's research, the Todd family had sold the property around 1845 to Flavius Josephus Ballard who then re-sold the property in 1869.[3] 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.
Municipalities and communities of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States | ||
---|---|---|
County seat: Spotsylvania Courthouse | ||
CDPs |
| ![]() |
Unincorporated communities |
| |
Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
|
General |
|
---|---|
National libraries |
![]() | This Spotsylvania County, Virginia state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |