Old Capitol Prison-- Part 1

From Wikipedia.

Also known as The Old Brick Capitol.

I've been writing a lot about North Carolina Confederates who were held prisoner at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C., who contracted diseases there and died.  I've heard of the prison, but didn't know a lot about it, so had to do some research.

It gets its name because it served as the temporary Capitol of the United States from 1815-1819 and then became the Old Capitol Prison during the Civil War.

It was razed in 1929 and its site is presently occupied by the United States Supreme Court.

--Old Secesh