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

Amos T. Akerman

Photographed by David Seibert, October 17, 2012

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. His residence and law office was on this property.

Erected 2012 by Etowah Valley Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1995.

Location. 34° 9.597′ N, 84° 47.583′ W. Marker is in Cartersville, Georgia, in Bartow County. It is on South Tennessee Street (Georgia Route 293) 0 miles north of Brook Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cartersville GA 30120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Amos T. Akerman (1821-1880) (within shouting distance of this marker); First Painted Coca-Cola Wall (approx. 0.4 miles away); Friendship Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away);

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Tribute on Monument / 38 Names on Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Asa Griggs Candler (approx. 0.4 miles away); Major General Pierce Manning Butler Young, CSA (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rudy York (approx. 0.4 miles away); General William T. Wofford, CSA (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cartersville.

Regarding Amos T. Akerman. The New Georgia Encyclopedia has a biography of Akerson at http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-660

Photographed by David Seibert, October 17, 2012

2. Amos T. Akerman Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, October 17, 2012

3. Amos T. Akerman Marker

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4. Amos T. Akerman

Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 972 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 18, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.