Where did they get the name Uncle Sam for the army?

Question

United States Service Army

Answer 1

Uncle Sam is a national personification of the United States dating from the War of 1812. Common folklore holds that his origins trace back to soldiers stationed in upstate New York, who would receive barrels of meat stamped with the initials U.S. The soldiers jokingly referred to it as the initials of the meat supplier, Uncle Samuel Wilson, of Troy, New York. The 87th United States Congress adopted the following resolution on September 15, 1961: "Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives that the Congress salutes Uncle Sam Wilson of Troy, New York, as the progenitor of America's National symbol of Uncle Sam." A monument marks his birthplace in Arlington, Massachusetts.

Answer 2

Uncle Sam is a personification of the United States government.

Historians aren't completely certain how the character "Uncle Sam" was created, or who (if anyone) he was named after. The prevailing theory is that Uncle Sam was named after Samuel Wilson.

Wilson was born in Arlington, Mass., on September 13, 1766. His childhood home was in Mason, New Hampshire. In 1789, he and his brother Ebenezer walked to Troy, New York.

During the War of 1812, Wilson was in the business of slaughtering and packing meat. He provided large shipments of meat to the US Army, in barrels that were stamped with the initials "U.S." Supposedly, someone who saw the "U.S." stamp suggested -- perhaps as a joke -- that the initials stood for "Uncle Sam" Wilson. The suggestion that the meat shipments came from "Uncle Sam" led to the idea that Uncle Sam symbolized the federal government.

Answer 3

Uncle Sam is not the name for the Army. It is the name that is used to refer to the Government.

Answer 4

Sam Wilson, a meat packer from Troy NY, and childhood friend of the man known as Johnny Appleseed, stamped US on all of the meat that was to be for Rations of American soldiers during the war of 1812. At that time the initials US weren't used as an abbreviation for the United States, and when soldiers received the rations they would joke that the meat came from 'Uncle Sam" referring to Wilson, who donated the meat to the war effort.

Later in life "Uncle" Sam Wilson did become involved in NY state politics. Wilson was portly and short but was fond of wearing a top-hat, newspaper cartoons of him mutated over time into the tall and thin character of the WWI recruitment posters famous now.

Answer 5

Heres a little history lesson-
because once upon a time geeorge washington... from kansas had this little uncle named sam. When uncle sam met abraham linkin they decided they would name the millitary after uncle sam and to this day he still hangs out with george bush, george washingtons long lost cousin.

Answer 6

Researchers have established that Elbert Anderson and Sam Wilson did exist and did supply meat to the government during the War of 1812.

Answer 7

Simple, U S (United States)

Answer 8

U.S.
Uncle Sam

Answer 9

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Answer 10

From Abraham lincoln