Q&A and Who's Who?
American Poet/Writer, Spiritualist, Military Astral/Remote Viewer
Returning to America, he seeked to extend his education. He attended and later leaving The US Military Academy (West Point) under unusual circumstances. Soon after, he recruted into the US Army, under the name of "Edgar Perry" and reached the rank of Staff Sgt... having a brilliant way with writing, he participated, contributed, and may have developed/improved early forms of early Cryptology, Code, and R&D of military applied "Astral/Remote Viewing" while in his military years.
Though this is not official, various stories surfaced that in 1849. Likely, "under secret assignment" as the civilian (Poe), he became deeply involved in some kind real intrigue. Because of the nature of this intrigue, he almost lost his life. Under an early form of "Witness Protection", arrangements were made... he reverted to his military and/or an assumed name. As Perry, he dissappeared from public sight, leaving his civilian name of Edgar Allen Poe to time and posterity.
According to certain individuals of his day, he was known to have been living in secret posibly as long as the late 1870's to early 1880's (see Dr. John Moran). It is very possible that Perry continued to write and teach "Astral/Remote Viewing" and other PSI techniques as a "Psychic Super Spy Master" to a select few in the Intelligence community. Perry may have Lived the rest of his secret years in seclusion in and around the Fordham area (see also The Fordham Group, Fordham University).
* See Sgt. Edgar Perry