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He had had tremendous unpaid gambling debts and the authorities were asking for his arrest, so by placing his enrollment under another name he avoided this, and as an added bonus he left the country with the army.
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∙ 10y agoPoe enlisted in the US Army on May 26, 1827 under the name Edgar A. Perry. He used a fake name which was common at the time. He did not have it legally changed. Later though, he entered the US military Academy at West Point under his real name.
Edgar Allan Poe used the name Edgar A. Perry in the military. He enlisted in the United States Army under this name in 1827.
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Is it Edgar Allen Poe or Edgar Allan Poe?
It is Edgar Allan Poe.
What was the name of Edgar Allan Poe's foster mother?
The name of Edgar Allan Poe's foster mother was Frances Allan.
What is Edgar Allan Poe's full name?
Edgar Poe. He was given the name Edgar Allan Poe by his foster family, John and Frances Allan, although they never formally adopted him.
Number of job's Edgar Allan Poe had?
Edgar allan poe had a job as an editor and he was in the military at age 18 to help his family out
What is the name of Edgar Allan Poe's true love?
Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe was and still is Edgar Allan Poe's true love.
Where was Edgar Allan Poe born and what was his name at birth?
Edgar Poe. He was given the name Edgar Allan Poe by his foster family, John and Frances Allan, although they never formally adopted him.
What was Edgar allan poe birth name?
Edgar Poe was probably his name at birth though there is no surviving birth certificate. After his natural parents died, he was taken in by foster parents John and Frances Allan. They had Poe baptized as Edgar Allan Poe.
Is Edgar Allan Poe single?
No, Edgar Allan Poe is not single.
What was the name given to Edgar Allan Poe at baptism?
Poe's birth name was Edgar Poe. After Poe's parents died in late 1811 leaving him an orphan just before his third birthday, his foster parents John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia, had Poe baptized as Edgar Allan Poe, thereby giving Poe their last name as his middle name. Poe was never formally adopted by the Allans, and the name Allan was never his legal name, middle or otherwise. Since this was only a baptismal name, Poe did not have to use it, but he did so to honor his foster parents.
Did Edgar Allan Poe purposely get himself kicked out of the military?
yes
What is Edgar Allan Poe's foster mother's name?
Edgar Allan Poe's foster mother's name was Frances Allan. She, along with her husband John Allan, took in Poe after his birth parents passed away when he was a young child.
Who is John Allan to Edgar Allan Poe?
John Allan is Edgar Allan Poe's foster father.
