Show I How Uncle Sam Started I. I During the War of 1812 the government government government gov gov- contracted with a a certain Elbert Anderson to provision troops and the casks of beef from rom his firm were stamped with the letters US LIS U LI S S. S A jovial inspector Samuel V uil n l lson son was known as Uncle Sam and when questioned about the letters E A. A U. A.-U. U. U S. S on un the goods replied that they meant Elbert Eibert Anderson and Uncle Sam The story was given wide vide circulation and U HU S. S tt soon came to mean Uncle Sam I The first newspaper cartoon of Uncle Uncle Uncle Un Un- cle Sam appeared in the New York Lantern on March 13 1852 F. F Bellew Bellew Bel- Bel lew being the artist |