Army enlistment — two-page scan
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Edgar Allan Poe’s Army enlistment as Edgar A. Perry — 1827
Poe enlisted under the name Edgar A. Perry. The enlistment form and its companion page are preserved in the National Archives scan.
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Poe enlisted under the name Edgar A. Perry. The enlistment form and its companion page are preserved in the National Archives scan. This record was checked against published titles, source identifiers and file fingerprints; no matching document was found.
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- Enlistment Papers for Edgar A. Perry [Poe]
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- 1827-05-26
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- United States Army
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- National Archives and Records Administration
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“Edgar Allan Poe’s Army enlistment as Edgar A. Perry — 1827.” 1827-05-26. Enlistment Papers for Edgar A. Perry [Poe]. Crypt of Echoes evidence ID LED-2026-81d5d8c584e54b69803e6f5e01b3b540. https://cryptofechoes.com/evidence/LED-2026-81d5d8c584e54b69803e6f5e01b3b540. Accessed [date].
Catalogue citation: National Archives and Records Administration. Enlistment Papers for Edgar A. Perry [Poe]. NAID 300391.
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