Amos T. Akerman - Cartersville, GA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

County of plaque: Bartow County
Location of plaque: Friendship Plaza fence, behind train depot, Cartersville
Plaque erected: 2001
Plaque erected by: Cartersville-Bartow Convention & Visitors Bureau

Plaque Text:

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 Cemetery.

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.

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Group that erected the marker: Cartersville-Bartow Convention & Visitors Bureau URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: 1 Friendship Plaza Cartersville, GA USA 30120

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