Meshack Stone Ratliff, also spelled Ratcliff, (November 20, 1832 - March 1, 1922) was a Confederate cavalry officer and state legislator in Virginia. He represented

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and

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in the

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from 1871 to 1873. He was born in

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. He was a farmer, postmaster, and commissioner of revenue in

. He was from a large family and had 12 children. He married Lucinda Ratliff in January 1850. He was an officer in Company D of the 2nd Regiment Virginia State Line cavalry company during the American Civil War. He then served as a 1st Lieutenant in Company G of the 10th Kentucky Cavalry. and 14th Cavalry.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ratliff, Meshack 1832 births 1922 deaths Confederate States Army officers 19th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly