Amos Akerman served as Attorney General in
Amos Akerman served as Attorney General in 1870-71. He was a 30 year resident of the South, but did not fight in the Confederate army. Backed by the third Enforcement Art of April 20, 1871 (Ku Klux Klan Act), and General Orders No. 48, he would significantly subdue the Klan before his resignation on Dec. 12, 1872
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