William Paul Roberts

William P. Roberts
William P. Roberts
	Roberts in uniform, c. 1864
4th Auditor of North Carolina
	In office; 1881–1889
Preceded by	Samuel L. Love
Succeeded by	George W. Sandlin
Personal details
Born	William Paul Roberts; July 11, 1841; Gates County, North Carolina
Died	March 28, 1910 (aged 68); Norfolk, Virginia
Resting place	Gatesville, North Carolina
Party	Democratic
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Brigadier-General
Commands	Roberts' Cavalry Brigade
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Suffolk; Battle of Brandy Station; Second Battle of Ream's Station; Battle of Five Forks; Siege of Petersburg; Appomattox Campaign (POW);

Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "serviceyears". Replace with "service_years".

William P. Roberts (July 11, 1841 – March 28, 1910) was an American politician and diplomat. He was also a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded cavalry in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Promoted to Brigadier-General at the age of 23, he was the youngest Confederate general.