Richard Allison (military physician)

{{short description|American physician}}

{{short description|American physician}}

'''Richard Allison''' (1757 – March 22, 1816) was Physician General of the U.S. Army, the position that later became [[Surgeons General of the United States Army|Surgeon General]], from 1792 to 1796. He was the first physician to set up a permanent practice in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]].{{Cite AMB1920|wstitle=Allison, Richard}}

'''Richard Allison''' (1757 – March 22, 1816) was Physician General of the [[United States Army]], the position that later became [[Surgeons General of the United States Army|Surgeon General]], from 1792 to 1796. He was the first physician to set up a permanent practice in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]].{{Cite AMB1920|wstitle=Allison, Richard}}

==Early life ==

==Early life ==

==Career==

==Career==

During the [[American Revolutionary War]], he served as a [[surgeon's mate]] in the [[Pennsylvania Line]] of the [[Continental Army]]. In 1789, he served alone as [[Fort Washington (Ohio)|Fort Washington]]'s first physician and surgeon for the resident 300-man garrison, eleven families, and twenty-two single men until 1793, when Dr. Joseph Strong of Connecticut became his assistant. After the reorganization of the [[United States Army]] in 1789, he was appointed as surgeon general to Major General [[Anthony Wayne]]'s [[Legion of the United States]] in 1792, becoming the senior American military physician in the [[Northwest Indian War]], during which Major General [[Anthony Wayne]]'s [[Legion of the United States]] defeated the Indians of the [[Northwestern Confederacy]] at the [[Battle of Fallen Timbers]]. He became the ranking medical officer of the [[United States Army]] up to the time of his [[honorable discharge]] in 1796 after the [[Legion of the United States]] disbanded the same year.{{Cite web |title=Selected Papers From The 1989 And 1990 George Rogers Clark Trans-Appalachian Frontier History Conferences |url=https://npshistory.com/series/symposia/george_rogers_clark/1989-1990/sec4.htm |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=npshistory.com}}Marquis Who's Who, Inc. ''Who Was Who in American History, the Military''. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. P. 9 {{ISBN|0837932017}} {{OCLC|657162692}}

During the [[American Revolutionary War]], he served as a [[surgeon's mate]] in the [[Pennsylvania Line]] of the [[Continental Army]]. In 1789, he served as [[Fort Washington (Ohio)|Fort Washington]]'s first physician and surgeon for the resident 300-man garrison, eleven families, and twenty-two single men on his own until 1793, when Dr. Joseph Strong of Connecticut became his assistant. After the reorganization of the [[United States Army]] in 1789, he was appointed as surgeon general to Major General [[Anthony Wayne]]'s [[Legion of the United States]] in 1792, becoming the senior American military physician in the [[Northwest Indian War]], during which the Legion defeated the Indians of the [[Northwestern Confederacy]] at the [[Battle of Fallen Timbers]]. He became the ranking medical officer of the [[United States Army]] up to the time of his [[honorable discharge]] in 1796 after the [[Legion of the United States]] disbanded the same year.{{Cite web |title=Selected Papers From The 1989 And 1990 George Rogers Clark Trans-Appalachian Frontier History Conferences |url=https://npshistory.com/series/symposia/george_rogers_clark/1989-1990/sec4.htm |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=npshistory.com}}Marquis Who's Who, Inc. ''Who Was Who in American History, the Military''. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. P. 9 {{ISBN|0837932017}} {{OCLC|657162692}}

After living for a few years on his farm on the east fork of the [[Little Miami River]], he returned to the city in 1805, and continued to practice medicine until his death. [[Daniel Drake]] called him the "father of our local profession," and wrote of him that "though not profound in science, he was sagacious, unassuming, amiable and kind."{{Cite web|url=http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Hamilton/HamiltonChapXII.htm|title = Heritage Pursuit}}

After living for a few years on his farm on the east fork of the [[Little Miami River]], he returned to the city in 1805, and continued to practice medicine until his death. [[Daniel Drake]] called him the "father of our local profession," and wrote of him that "though not profound in science, he was sagacious, unassuming, amiable and kind."{{Cite web|url=http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Hamilton/HamiltonChapXII.htm|title = Heritage Pursuit}}