The Rail Splitter at work restoring the Union.

The Rail Splitter at work restoring the Union.

Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson.

Cartoon print shows Vice President Andrew Johnson sitting atop a globe, attempting to stitch together the map of the United States with needle and thread. Abraham Lincoln stands, right, using a split rail to position the globe. Johnson warns, "Take it quietly Uncle Abe and I will draw it closer than ever." While Lincoln commends him, "A few more stitches Andy and the good old Union will be mended."

Joseph E. Baker.

Library of Congress.

1865.

Public Domain. Cite the Library of Congress.

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