315 Josephine Street, Berryville, Virginia 22611; 39.14162 N, 77.97858 W
Directions from Josephine City to Site 7b:
- Continue along Josephine St until you reach the cul-de-sac at the end
- You will see the entrance to Milton Valley Cemetery as well as the two wayside markers (one for the cemetery and one for Lucy Diggs Slowe)
- Visitors are encouraged to park at the Josephine School Community Museum and walk to the Cemetery. However, they can also park in the cul-de-sac or take the gravel road into the cemetery if desired.
Milton Valley Cemetery was established in 1874 on three acres purchased from the E.G. Hebb family on land that was once part of the adjacent Milton Valley Farm. One of several African American cemeteries in Clarke County, Milton Valley contains the remains of a Civil War soldier, soldiers who served in the Spanish-American War, and many who died enslaved and were buried without identification. Thomas Laws, an enslaved man who acted as a spy for Union General Sheridan, is buried in the cemetery as are Rev. Edward T. Johnson and Mr. Raymond Ratcliffe, former principals of Johnson-Williams High School.
Other notable graves include:
- Thomas Laws: Civil War Spy
- John Snowden: Civil War soldier
- Andrew Young: Spanish War soldier
- Edward and Frances Cross: Buffalo Soldiers
- Raymond Ratcliffe, Edward T. Johnson: former principals of Johnson-Williams High School
- Paul Jones: former principal of Cooley Elem. School
- George Lightfoot: first principal of Josephine City School