# Hannah Armstrong — Spoon River Anthology character guide

> Hannah Armstrong in Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0208-hannah-armstrong

## Who they are

A woman who dies of a broken heart after her lover leaves her.

## In the story

### [Spoon River Anthology](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/spoon-river-anthology)

Her epitaph recounts a personal visit to President Lincoln, blending humble origins with a moment of historical significance.

### [Anne Rutledge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/anne-rutledge)

Mentioned in the context of Lincoln's life, though not directly present; the chapter focuses on Anne Rutledge's relationship with Lincoln.

### [Hannah Armstrong](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/hannah-armstrong)

The narrator and protagonist, an elderly woman from Illinois who travels to Washington to plead for her son's discharge from the army.

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