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He started the war in 1861 as a private in the 19th North Carolina. On August 30, 1861, he was commissioned as a 3rd lieutenant (a rank that seemed to be unique to NC), and on September 13, 1861, a 1st lieutenant.
He progressed up the ranks and was made a colonel in 1864. He commanded a regiment at Petersburg. On February 23, 1865, he was made a brigadier general. He was then 23 years old. He was presented with gauntlets by General Lee himself.
Roberts commanded a brigade in W.H.F. Lee's division, and fought until the end at Appomattox. After the war, he returned to his home state and was a state legislator there.
William P. Roberts (1841 - 1910) - Find A Grave Memorial