Confederacy, Chapel Hill, Tex, Mar 6, clear strike of cds ties 1862, 5¢ light blue, horizontal pair, four mostly large margins except close at left, on adversity cover made from page with full woodcut portrait of John A. Wharton in a Texas Militia uniform with Lone Star buttons clear, addressed to Sergt. J.C. Wallis, care of Henry A. Landes, Col Elmores Regt, Galveston Texas, accompanying letter datelined Mar. 5 1862 with incorrect year, Very Fine; with 2006 C.S.A. certificate saying letter does not belong (we disagree). Scott No. 6  Estimate $400 - 600. Col. Elmores Regiment was the 20th Texas Infantry commanded by Col. Henry Marshall Elmore. This unit spent the war guarding the Texas coast in the Galveston area. Both men named in address were in Company B. The woodcut illustration is most likely a prewar publication as it is bylined from a Philadelphia publication. John A. Wharton (1828-1865) was a prominent and wealthy Texas lawyer and plantation owner who was married to the daughter of a former Governor of South Carolina.During the war, he served as a CSA General Officer in the West and was considered to be one of the best CSA tactical cavalry generals. Shortly before the end of the war, he was killed by a fellow officer over a personal dispute. $0 (Image)