Historical Marker

Amos T. Akerman

136 S. Tennessee St. (Ga. 293), Cartersville · Cartersville · Bartow

Georgia marker

Inscription

Amos T. Akerman. Lawyer, U.S. Attorney for District of Georgia, 1869-70; U.S. Attorney General, 1870-71. Born Portsmouth, N.H., February 23, 1821; died in Cartersville, Georgia, December 21, 1880; buried Oak Hill Cemetary. Served as Confederate soldier in Georgia State Guard, 1864. As U.S. Attorney General in cabinet of President Ulysses S. Grant, organized Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation and prosecuted first civil rights violation case.

His residence and law office was on this property. Etowah Valley Historical Society

Location

Address136 S. Tennessee St. (Ga. 293), Cartersville
CityCartersville
CountyBartow
StateGeorgia
Coordinates34.165330, -84.802310

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