did the poet serve time in the military?
Yes, as he was unable to support himself, so he enlisted in the United States Army as a private.
Edgar Allan Poe
was unable to support himself, so he enlisted in the United States Army as a private 
what is the meaning of the raven edgar allan poe Undying devotion, feelings of loss, regretful and grief-stricken is 'the raven' a poem? Yes, it is a narrative poem. who wrote it? Edgar Allan Poe when was it published? January 1845 who was the publisher? Evening Mirror does it have illustrations? Yes, later publications included artwork by well-known illustrators. does it have illustrations? Yes, later publications included artwork by well-known illustrators. in which language was it originally written? UNANSWERABLE where is the publisher's office located? UNANSWERABLE has this poet written anything else? Yes, MS. Found in a Bottle, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque etc what did critics have to say about the original poem? According to The "New World",  everyone who read the poem praised it justly and it seemed to be full of originality and power.
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Edgar Allan Poe [SEP] Military career
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. Perry". He claimed that he was even though he was 18. He first served at Fort Independence in Boston Harbor for five dollars a month. That same year, he released his first book, a 40-page collection of poetry titled "Tamerlane and Other Poems", attributed with the byline "by a Bostonian". Only 50 copies were printed, and the book received virtually no attention. Poe's regiment was posted to Fort Moultrie in Charleston, South Carolina and traveled by ship on the brig "Waltham" on November 8, 1827.