U.S.A - History - Washington DC

Washington DC  -  History

I am interested of this because of it's placment in civil war

Washington DC capital city of  United States of America.  Named by George Washington
The city where first american president(Abraham Lincolm) was assassinated in (Ford's) theather by John Wilkes Booth. Important political and military prisoners were often housed in the Old Capitol Prison in Washington.
Washington was founded to just to be the capital of america in 1790.
In year 1814 the British forces burned down the city of Washington.
in 1871 the Washington's and Georgetonw's cities were united with the county of Washington and that became the District Of Columbia.