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Poe, Edgar Allan, SGM.
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Contact Info
Home Town Boston
Last Address Baltimore, MD
Date of Passing Oct 07, 1849
Location of Interment Westminster Cemetery - Westminster, Maryland
Edgar Allan Poe (poet)
(AKA - Edgar Allan Perry)
b. 19 JAN 1809 d. 7 OCT 1849 US Army, 1827-1831
On May 26, 1827, already a published poet ,and finding himself in serious debt and poverty, Edgar Allan Poe, enlisted in the United States Army as Edgar A. Perry at the age of 18, lying on the application stating that he was 22. Poe must have been an exemplary soldier for he was promoted sergeant-major on the 1st of January 1829.
In 1830, after serving two years, he applied to West Point Military Academy with the support of his commanding officer and foster father. He was court martialed out of school after only eight months in January 1831 for missing drills, parades, classes and church. Although his time was short, his legend was long-lasting.
Other Comments:
Service
26 MAY 1827 Enlisted, USA
15 APR 1829 Discharged, USA
1 JUL 1830 Matriculated, USMA
6 MAR 1831 Dismissed, USMA
Promotions
26 MAY 1827 Private
1 MAY 1828 Artificer
1 JAN 1829 Sergeant Major
1 JUL 1830 Cadet
Position
MAY-JUN 1827 Cannoneer
JUL 1827-APR 1828 Company Clerk
MAY-DEC 1828 Artificer
JAN-APR 1829 Sergeant Major
Posts
27 MAY-7 NOV 1827 Battery H, 1st Artillery, Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, MA
8 NOV 27-15 APR 29 Fort Moultrie, Charlestown, NC
Youth Service
1824-25 Lieutenant, Youth Honor Guard, Junior Morgan Riflemen, Richmond, VA
