Uncle Sam Was A Real Person (Samuel Wilson) 

Uncle Sam, also known as Samuel Wilson, was a real person. He was a meatpacker from Troy, New York. Samuel Wilson obtained a contract with the U.S. government to provide the ___ with beef and pork in the __ of 1812. Uncle Sam Wilson was well known in Troy for his meat business and for his friendliness and over time was given the nickname, “Uncle Sam.” T****s even joked that the U.S. label on the meat barrels stood for “Uncle Sam.” This idea was eventually expanded to all United States m*****y items, and so Uncle Sam became the figurehead of American might. During ______, this portrait of Uncle Sam with the words “I Want You for the U.S. ___” was used as a recruiting poster. Samuel Wilson died in 1854 at the age of 87, seven years before the start of the _____.