Rail splitter may refer to: A person who splits logs for building fences. Nickname for Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President. Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters, the athletic program of Lincoln Memorial University, an NCAA Division II school in Harrogate, Tennessee named for President Lincoln.

What is the meaning of rail splitting?

(reɪlˌsplɪtər ) US. noun. a person who splits logs into rails, as for fences.

Why was Lincoln called a rail splitter?

"Lincoln was the likely choice but his supporters felt he needed a catchier nickname than “Old Abe” or “Honest Abe.” Thus, Richard J. Oglesby and John Hanks, a first cousin of Lincoln's mother, located a split-rail fence supposedly built by Lincoln in 1830. ... "Lincoln the rail splitter." c1909.