Exhibit
23.1
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM’S CONSENT
We
consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Two
Harbors Investment Corp. on Form S-3 of our report, which includes an
explanatory paragraph as to Capitol Acquisition Corp.’s (a development stage
company) ability to continue as a going concern, dated March 13, 2009, with
respect to our audits of the financial statements of Capitol Acquisition Corp.
(a development stage company) as of December 31, 2008 and for the year ended
December 31, 2008 and for the period from June 26, 2007 (inception) through
December 31, 2007, as included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2009, of Two Harbors Investment Corp., which Annual Report is
incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the
reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in such Registration
Statement.
We were
dismissed as auditors on October 30, 2009 and, accordingly, we have not
performed any audit or review procedures with respect to any financial
statements appearing in such Registration Statement for the periods after the
date of our dismissal.
/s/
Marcum LLP
Marcum
LLP
Melville,
New York
December
21, 2010