Cahan, Solomon. Application for discharge, 1863 August. 2 items. Location: Misc:C. French citizen conscripted into the Crescent Regiment (the 24th Louisiana Infantry Regiment). Cahan's application requests a discharge from the Confederate Army, claiming French citizenship. The application is accompanied by a military memorandum (April 1863) which denies the application for discharge. Also on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 3. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1063.