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Feb 18, 2019 · Renowned for the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in 1881, Virgil Earp was a gunslinger who served as a lawman across the Wild West. "Boys, throw up your hands—I want your guns," Virgil demanded. The men replied it'd be over their dead bodies — the Earps gladly took them up on that offer.
Virgil Earp – Upholding the Law of the West – Legends of America. “Virgil Earp was known as one of the most daring and adventurous of Western pioneers, and he was known from North to South on the Pacific Coast as one of the great-hearted men who helped to build the West.” – The Oregonian, October 30, 1905.
Mar 23, 2018 · Feature. Virgil Earp: In a Brother’s Shadow. Although he was a first-rate lawman and stood tall during that deadly gunfight near the O.K. Corral, Virgil Earp will forever be known as Wyatt’s older brother. by Lee A. Silva 3/23/2018.
Jun 12, 2006 · Virgil Earp was known as one of the most daring and adventurous of Western pioneers and he was known from North to South on the Pacific Coast as one of the great-hearted men who helped to build the West. Virgil was buried at Portland’s Riverview Cemetery.
The gunfight at the O.K. Corral was a gunfight that lasted less than a minute between lawmen led by Virgil Earp and members of a loosely organized group of outlaws called the Cowboys that occurred at about 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, United States.
Virgil Walter Earp (July 18, 1843 – October 19, 1905) was both deputy U.S. Marshal and Tombstone, Arizona, City Marshal when he led his younger brothers Wyatt and Morgan, and Doc Holliday, in a confrontation with outlaw Cowboys at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881. They killed brothers Tom and Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton.
Virgil Earp died in1905. Though his younger brother remains more famous, Virgil led an exciting and fulfilling life. His services as a soldier and peace officer, plus his successful homesteading venture, ensure that his place in history will be forever granted.
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