Ann Rutledge is also the name of a passenger train in Illinois and Missouri.

Ann Rutledge (January 7, 1813 - August 25, 1835) was allegedly Abraham Lincoln's first love. Born near Henderson, Kentucky, she was the third of ten children born to Mary and James Rutledge. In 1829, her father, along with John M. Cameron, founded New Salem, Illinois. The exact nature of the Lincoln-Rutledge relationship has been fiercely debated by historians and non-historians for over a century. She and Lincoln may have been secretly engaged while she was engaged to another man, who had been away for a few years trying to earn his fortune. At the very least, the two were friends. In 1835, a wave of typhoid hit the town of New Salem, leading to Ann's early death. This sad event left Lincoln severely depressed. After President Lincoln's assassination in 1865, his friend and law partner William Herndon first revealed the story of the supposed romance between Ann and Abraham, much to Mary Lincoln's anger and dismay.

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There is serious debate about the nature and extent of the relationship between Lincoln and Ann Rutledge. Some historians believe that Lincoln's friend and law partner, William Herndon, exaggerated in his record of Lincoln compiled after Lincoln's death. Many scholars now believe that the serious relationship between Lincoln and Rutledge was a myth. It may have been that Lincoln, who suffered from depression, magnified some feelings for Ann Rutledge well out of proportion upon her untimely death. Like much in history, we will probably never really know.

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Intermission at "Abe Lincoln in Illinois." Rachel, you're wonderful as Ann Rutledge! They should totally have expanded her part. ;)
croz21 (Craig Oliver) Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:03:05 -0000
Intermission at "Abe Lincoln in Illinois." Rachel, you're wonderful as Ann Rutledge! They should totally have expanded her part. ;)

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