Cartersville in Bartow County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Amos T. Akerman

1821-1880

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 15, 2022

1. Amos T. Akerman Marker

Inscription. 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.

Erected by Etowah Valley Historical Society • Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. A significant historical date for this entry is December 21, 1880.

Location. 34° 9.936′ N, 84° 47.744′ W. Marker is in Cartersville, Georgia, in Bartow County. Marker can be reached from West Main Street (Georgia Route 113) 0.1 miles west of South Public Square, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on fence along railroad tracks south of the old depot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Friendship Plaza, Cartersville GA 30120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Warren Akin, Sr. (here, next to this marker); Francis S. Bartow (here, next to this marker); The Heart of the Chase (here, next to this marker); Chief Justice Robert Benham

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(here, next to this marker); Farish Carter (here, next to this marker); Mark A. Cooper (here, next to this marker); Rebecca L. Felton (here, next to this marker); William H. Felton (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cartersville.

Also see . . . Amos T. Akerman. New Georgia Encyclopedia entry. (Submitted on January 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 15, 2022

2. Amos T. Akerman Marker

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Amos Tappan Akerman image. Click for full size.

Max Rosenthal via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division (public domain), 1891

3. Amos Tappan Akerman

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 126 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on January 19, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on January 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.