. >> his prominent and noted romance was with ann rutledge. >> this relationship has remained a matterrsy among historians for years. >> he was always shy, and it was said that he was quite awkward with women. >> so ann rutledge, who is engaged to a guy who left town and said i will send for you. so she's a safe bet for him to maybe flirt a little bit with, but he's not expected to commit. >> but she fell for him and he for her. >> there is a theory that she was his great love. but she gets sick in an epidemic of fever, and she dies. >> after the tragic deaths of lincoln's mother and sister, losing ann is a devastating blow. lincoln's fears surrounding mortality and abandonment worsen, and he exhibits the first signs of what will be a lifelong battle with depression. >> there were reports that razors had to be taken from him, that he had to be watched after ann died. he stayed at her grave site in inclement weather. >> people worried that he was losing his mind. >> to his credit, he throws himself back into his professions. and since he's determined to become a lawmaker, it's a good id

and it was said that he was quite awkward with women. >> and so anne rutledge is engaged to a guy whoown and said i will send for you. so she is a safe bet for him to maybe flirt a bit with. but he is not expected to commit. >> but she fell for him and he for her. >> there is a theory she was his great love. but she gets sick in an epidemic of fever. and she dies. >> after the tragic deaths of lincoln's mother and sister, losing anne is a devastating blow. lincoln's fear moralitity and abandonment worsen. and et exhibits the first signs of what will be a lifelong battle with depression. >> there are reports razors had to be taken from him. that he had to be watched after anne died. he stayed at her graveside in inclement weather. >> people worried he was losing his mind. >> to his credit he throws himself back into his professions. and since he is determined to become a lawmaker, it's a good idea to learn the law. >> lincoln borrows law books and reads them, masters them. >> he had virtually no formal schooling. so this is somebody who is an auto didact, self-taught. and it's amazing

. >> the death of anne rutledge, a lesson he learned unconsciously that you can't trust women, they'llon you. they avoided one another for well over a year. >> however, in the fall of 1842, they find their way back to each other and began to court again. >> i think they both found that they were missing one another. they got back together and then they do get married. his wedding takes place on a one day's notice which was unusual for somebody of a member of the todd family. within nine months, robert lincoln was born. somehow he was being shotgun to the alter. i don't find evidence of that. certainly their marital and happiness particularly in those first few years is quite profound. >> as the lincoln family grows, so do their political aspiration s. she gets to work dpgrooming him for congress. ♪ ♪ (kids talking) pnc bank believes that if an app can help you track your pizza... come on cody, where are you buddy? ...then your bank should have the technology to help you track your spending. virtual wallet® was designed to change what people expect from their bank. easily see what's fre