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ROBERTS, William Paul (1841-1910). Roberts enlisted in the 19th North Carolina Volunteers and was rapidly promoted. In February 1865 he became the youngest Confederate General Officer and commanded a brigade in W.H.F. Lee’s division. A story says that Robert E. Lee presented his own gauntlets to Roberts when he was commissioned brigadier. After the war, he served in the state legislature and as state auditor. Choice signature on a card adding in his hand: “Brig. Gen. C.S.A.”................ SOLD  |