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2006-09-20 17:07:22 · 13 answers · asked by christian 1 in Politics & Government Politics

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He was a poster child for recruitment in the second world war, no real uncle Sam ever existed

2006-09-20 17:09:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Uncle Sam is a fictional character made up from the initials 'US' (United States) for draft campaigns in the mid century. Maybe during Vietnam? Or before, I am not sure. To literally answer your question, Uncle Sam, the United States, was born on July 4th, 1776, technically. One could argue that after the revoultion, and after the confederate government that reigned for almost a decade after the revolution, was it anything resembling what it is today.

2006-09-21 00:10:46 · answer #2 · answered by TwilightWalker97 4 · 0 0

Uncle Sam is a fictional character, however he is assumed to be based on a meat packer that supplied meat to troops during the War of 1812. Samuel Wilson was born September 13, 1766 he is assumed to be where the character originated because during those times "U.S." was not commonly used as America's initials, so the soldiers receiving these containers of meat stamped "US" jokingly said it stood for "Uncle Sam", the man who gave it to them.

So in short he was born September 13, 1766.

2006-09-21 00:18:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The Samuel Wilson theory, mentioned above, prevails also.

"Uncle Sam Wants YOU"
U=United (Uncle)
S=States +AM=America (SAM)

Began as a poster dring WWI
The single most famous portrait of Uncle Sam is the "I WANT YOU" Army recruiting poster from World War I. The poster was painted by James Montgomery Flagg in 1916-1917.

2006-09-21 00:30:38 · answer #4 · answered by «»RUBY«» 4 · 1 0

You do realize Uncle Sam is a fictional character?

2006-09-21 00:09:01 · answer #5 · answered by Sooku 2 · 0 0

Uncle Sam was born, during the war of 1812, in Troy N.Y. I am 30 miles from Troy. read it here>>
http://www.uncle-sams-home.com/

2006-09-21 00:17:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

My wife had an uncle sam but I do not know when he was born, maybe about 1895

2006-09-21 00:12:27 · answer #7 · answered by rallman@sbcglobal.net 5 · 0 0

During the war of 1812

2006-09-21 00:09:18 · answer #8 · answered by medic 5 · 0 0

1776

2006-09-21 00:09:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

July 4, 1776 (celebrated)

2006-09-21 00:10:20 · answer #10 · answered by c.arsenault 5 · 1 0

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