7, 1813, according to History.com and other sources. "Uncle Sam was inspired by Troy, New York, meatpacker ‘Uncle’ Sam Wilson, who supplied troops with rations way back during the War of 1812 ...

The website History.com reports that Uncle Sam began to appear in 1813 during the War of 1812; he has endured to this day. Semantic purists hold that while Uncle Sam personifies the federal ...

Uncle Sam is 100 years old. At least, that's the age of the most iconic image of that famous American symbol. In the past century, there have been all sorts of depictions of Uncle Sam, but when ...

Hartman began with the classic image of Uncle Sam, which was used during the world wars to recruit for the U.S. army. A photo from the Library of Congress of a war poster used to recruit soldiers ...