[22] he first served at fort independence in boston. Web in 1809, a boy named edgar poe — note, no allan — was born to two traveling stage actors, as reported by the edgar allan poe society of baltimore. This part of poe’s life casts light on his actual identity; Web edgar allan poe did attend the united states military academy at west point. Credited by many scholars as the inventor of the detective genre in fiction, he was a master at using elements of mystery, psychological terror, and the macabre in his writing. Military academy at west point. He enlisted under the name edgar a. Entering west point in july 1830, poe was again plagued by restlessness. Web edgar allan poe had a promising military career. Web following his army service, poe was admitted to the united states military academy, but he was again forced to leave for lack of financial support.
Web while in virginia, poe and allan briefly made peace with each other, and allan helped poe get an appointment to the united states military academy at west point. In 1826, he joined the university of. Helping us to understand what inspired the man whom many consider america’s most influential writer (dougherty, 2003). Army in 1827, claiming he was 22 years old but he was just. He enlisted under the name edgar a. Entering west point in july 1830, poe was again plagued by restlessness. Web poverty forced him to join the army under the name of edgar a. He also lied about his age, saying he was 22 when he was really only 18 years old, in order to meet the minimum age of enlistment at the time. Then, abruptly, he found a substitute and quit the army to. Netflix’s “the pale blue eye” portrays him as a young west point cadet. Web poe was unable to support himself, so he enlisted in the united states army as a private on may 27, 1827, using the name edgar a.
