Show I How now Uncle Sam Started 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 Irom rom his firm were stamped with the letters US U S. S A jovial inspector Samuel wn uil son was known as Uncle Sam and when questioned about the letters E liE A. A U. A.-U. U. U S. S on the goods replied that they meant Eibert Elbert Anderson and Uncle Sam The story was given wide circulation and U D S. S soon came to mean Uncle Sam 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 I lew being the artist |