Possibly the most iconic image of “Uncle Sam.” An internet search reveals that an 1810 edition of Niles’ Weekly Register has a footnote defining Uncle Sam as “a cant term in the army for the United ...
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On September 7, 1813 the Troy Post published that soldiers were referring to rations from the federal government as coming from “Uncle Sam”. That’s because the meals were coming ...