- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Amos T. Akerman historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Bartow County
Politicians--Georgia--Cartersville - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville, 34.16533, -84.80231
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: 136 S. Tennessee St. (Ga. 293), Cartersville
Text of marker: "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" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_amos-t
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_amos-t
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
