Fayette County, West Virginia Biography of A. L. AMICK, M. D. This file was submitted by Valerie Crook, E-mail address: The submitter does not have a connection to the subject of this sketch. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the WVGenWeb Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://www.usgwarchives.net/wv/wvfiles.htm The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 421 Fayette A. L. AMICK, M. D. A busy worker in the medical fraternity at Charleston since 1910, Doctor Amick is par- ticularly well known for his abilities as a surgeon, and served as a surgeon with the rank of lieutenant in the army during the World war. Doctor Amick was born in 1881, within half a mile of the famous Tyree Stone Tavern, near Clifftop, in Fayette County. This old tavern is the center of many important historical associations, and some particular reference is made to it on other pages of this general history. Doctor Amick's grandfather, Henry Amick, was one of the pioneers in that vicinity. The parents of Doctor Amick were J. A. and Betty (Masters) Amick, and his mother is still living. Doctor Amick was reared in the vicinity of the old tavern and its picturesque surroundings, acquired his early educa- tion in the schools of Fayette County, and subsequently entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Balti- more, now the medical school of the University of Mary- land. He was graduated in 1907, and for a year was resi- dent physician in Mercer Hospital at Baltimore, and for two years was resident physician in the Miners Hospital at Welch, West Virginia. Then, in 1910, he located perma- nently at Charleston, and has acquired an extensive general practice, with his time being more and more taken up with surgery. Early in 1918 he joined the Army Medical Corps as lieutenant, and was assigned to duty at Camp Greene, Char- lotte, North Carolina. There he was assigned as surgeon of Recruit Camp No. 5 and Tank Corps Battalions. The work he did there can best be summarized in a paraphrase of a special notice of commendation given by Dr. Clifford C. Wehn, captain of the Medical Corps and president of the Board of Review. Doctor Amick, in the words of Captain Wehn, filled his position most satisfactorily, and through his personal qualifications earned the trust that was re- posed in him; he was skillful, diligent and tireless in the performance of his duty, and on account of his kindness and consideration shown to all with whom he was brought in contact he won not only the full cooperation but the unstinted regard of his entire command. Following his discharge from the army in March, 1919, Doctor Amick resumed his duties at Charleston. He is a member of the State, County and American Medical associa- tions. Reared amid the beautiful and picturesque moun- tains of Fayette County, he imbibed a lasting fondness for outdoor life and the pursuits of the wild. He is a lover of horses and dogs, and is a member of the National Fox Hunters Association and has attended several of the asso- ciation's fox hunts, held usually in Kentucky. He is also a member of the Southern West Virginia Fox Hunters Association, and was master of hounds at the annual hunt held at Lockout in 1921. Doctor Amick is a well known authority on the Walker hound, and knows all the good points of thoroughbred racing stock in horses.