1st Lieut.; Res. Boston; cabinet maker; 27; comm. July 31, 1862; must. Aug. 10, 1862; killed July 2, 1863, at Gettysburg, Penna.

Listed on grave stone:

• Christopher Brickson, Civil War, July 2, 1869

Information from Veterans' Graves Registration - City of Cambridge

• Name: Erickson, Christopher

• Name of Cemetery: Cambridge

• Place: Cambridge

• Location: Grave No. 57 outside Soldiers lot. Monument Ave.

• Branch of Service: Army

• Organization: 9th Batt. Mass. Vol. L. A.

• Born: 1842

• Died: July 2, 1863, Gettysburg, Pa.

• Cause of Death: Killed in action.

• Undertaker: J. Pear

• Graves Registration Officer: Edward F. Sullivan

• Type of Stone: Upright

Entry from the Roll of Honor: Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defence of the American Union, Interred in the National Cemeteries and Other Burial Places, No. XVI. - Date of death is listed as July 29, 1864, which is incorrect.

Map of Grave Location