# Meshack Ratliff

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**Meshack Stone Ratliff**, also spelled **Ratcliff**, (November 20, 1832 - March 1, 1922)[1][2] was a Confederate cavalry officer and state legislator in Virginia. He represented [Buchanan County, Virginia](/source/Buchanan_County,_Virginia) and [Wise County, Virginia](/source/Wise_County,_Virginia) in the [Virginia House of Delegates](/source/Virginia_House_of_Delegates) from 1871 to 1873.[3]

He was born in [Claypool Hill, Virginia](/source/Claypool_Hill,_Virginia).[1] He was a farmer, postmaster, and commissioner of revenue in [Buchanan County, Virginia](/source/Buchanan_County,_Virginia). He was from a large family and had 12 children.[4]

He married Lucinda Ratliff in January 1850.[5]

He was an officer in Company D of the 2nd Regiment Virginia State Line cavalry company during the American Civil War.[6] He then served as a 1st Lieutenant in Company G of the 10th Kentucky Cavalry.[7] and 14th Cavalry.[8]

## References

1. Ratliff, Larry; Hockett, Jack; Ratliff, Gerald; Ratliff, Grace Addison (November 16, 1998). [*Some Descendants of John Ratliff & Charlotte White, 1765-1997*](https://books.google.com/books?id=EnIbAQAAMAAJ&q=meshack+stone+ratliff). Heritage Books. ISBN 9780788408649. – via Google Books.

1. ["Holston Pastfinder"](https://books.google.com/books?id=P2JbAAAAMAAJ&q=meshack+stone+ratliff). Holston Territory Genealogical Society. November 16, 2000. – via Google Books.

1. Virginia (November 16, 1918). ["Annual Reports of Officers, Boards and Institutions of the Commonwealth of Virginia"](https://books.google.com/books?id=VdNDAQAAMAAJ&dq=allan+pearce+virginia+house+of+depegates&pg=RA6-PA192). – via Google Books.

1. Brock, Robert Alonzo (November 16, 1888). ["Virginia and Virginians: Eminent Virginians : Executives of the Colony of Virginia, from Sir Thomas Smyth to Lord Dunmore :executives of the State of Virginia, from Patrick Henry to Fitzhugh Lee : Sketches of Gens. Ambrose Powel Hill, Robert E. Lee, Thos. Jonathan Jackson, Commodore Maury"](https://books.google.com/books?id=fJJLAAAAYAAJ&dq=meshack+ratcliff&pg=PA747). H.H. Hardesty. – via Google Books.

1. Harman, John Newton (November 16, 1922). [*Annals of Tazewell County, Virginia from 1800 to 1922*](https://books.google.com/books?id=wSMSAAAAYAAJ&dq=meshack+ratliff&pg=PA147). W.C. Hill Printing Company. ISBN 9780598471109. – via Google Books.

1. [http://www.researchonline.net/vacw/unit22.htm](http://www.researchonline.net/vacw/unit22.htm)

1. ["10th Kentucky Cavalry, CSA Roster"](https://sites.rootsweb.com/~varussel/10thkycav.html). *sites.rootsweb.com*

1. Office, Kentucky Adjutant-General's (November 16, 1980). ["Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky: Confederate Kentucky Volunteers, War 1861-65"](https://books.google.com/books?id=OKkdAQAAMAAJ&q=meshach+ratliff). Cook & McDowell. – via Google Books.

## External links

- [Findagrave entry](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51249955/meshack-s-ratliff)

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