Todds Tavern, Virginia

Todds Tavern
Unincorporated community
Todds Tavern Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Coordinates: 38°14′53″N 77°40′07″W / 38.24806°N 77.66861°W / 38.24806; -77.66861Coordinates: 38°14′53″N 77°40′07″W / 38.24806°N 77.66861°W / 38.24806; -77.66861
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Spotsylvania
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Todds Tavern, Virginia is an unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County and was the site of the Battle of Todds Tavern, Virginia. It 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]^[3] 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.^[4] 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

Municipalities and communities of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States

County seat: Spotsylvania Courthouse

CDPs	Lake Wilderness Spotsylvania Courthouse

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