This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IMJ.2ACEB/2214.1 Message Board Post: I suppose someone gets their jollies from making this story more personal. Parts of this story are true such as the dates. The real little drummer boy that died in Minn 1956 name was Albert Woolson not Charles Cochran. And Albert lived to be 109. We checked the Civil war records and the Minnesota Historical Society death records. Have a great day and Keep smiling.