Did Edgar Allan Poe have an alias?

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2026-02-25 09:30

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He only used a fake name when he enlisted into the army as "Edgar A. Perry". This was because he had a large amount of unpaid gambling debts, and he was asked to be arrested. So, he used a different name to avoid this, then left the state of Virginia with the army.

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