Hi Uncle Sam

Hi Uncle Sam

Hi Uncle Sam! is a poem by W. F. Marshall. It asks of Americans that they remember the input and support of immigrants from Ulster on the United States throughout the American Revolution.

The "Uncle Sam" of title refers to the later personification of the United States.

External links

* [http://www.ulsterancestry.com/newsletter-content.php?id=99 Ulster Ancestry website]


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