This poem appeared in the December 6, 1862, issue of the Poughkeepsie Telegraph, reprinted from the Boston Globe.
Our indebtedness to Joel Craig of Joel Craig's Bivouac increases with every poem he sends us.
"The Little Drummer Boy"
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