Edgar+A.+Poe's+Education+and+Military+Expieience

His education started out great and then over the next years it had slowly declined in to having to drop out of school. When Poe was six, he went to school in England for five years. He learned Latin and French, as well as math and history, then later returned to school in America and continued his studies. Edgar went to the University of Virginia in 1826 when he was 17. Even though his step-dad, John, had plenty of money, he only gave Edgar about a third of what he needed. Although Edgar had done well in Latin and French, he started to drink heavily and quickly became in debt. He had to quit school less than a year later. In 1827 when Edgar was 18 he went to Boston and joined the U.S. Army. He did reasonably well in the Army and attained the rank of sergeant major. In 1829, Mrs. Allan died and John tried to be friendly towards Edgar and signed Edgar's application to West Point. While waiting to enter West Point, Edgar lived with his grandmother and his aunt, Mrs. Clemm. Also living there was his brother, Henry, and young cousin, Virginia. In 1830, Edgar Allan entered West Point as a cadet. He didn't stay long because John refused to send him any money. It is thought that Edgar purposely broke the rules and ignored his duties so he would be dismissed.