Virgil Earp - Wikipedia
Virgil Walter Earp (July 18, 1843 – October 19, 1905) was an American lawman. He was both deputy U.S. Marshal and City Marshal of Tombstone, Arizona, 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.
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral - Wikipedia
Virgil had been appointed Tombstone's town marshal (i.e., chief of police) on June 6, 1881, after Ben Sippy abandoned the job. However, Virgil at the same time continued to hold his position of deputy U.S. marshal, and it was in this federal capacity that he continued to chase robbers of stage coaches outside Tombstone city limits.
How Virgil Earp And His Brother Battled Outlaws At Tombstone
2024年7月30日 · While serving in Tombstone, Arizona, Deputy Marshal Virgil Earp helped defeat notorious Wild West outlaws like Ike Clanton and the Cochise County Cowboys.
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Virgil and Morgan are wounded, and the allegiance of county sheriff Johnny Behan with the Cowboys is made clear. In retaliation for the Cowboy deaths, Wyatt's brothers are ambushed; Morgan is killed, while Virgil is left handicapped.
Virgil Earp: Adolescent to Adult - Tombstone Travel Tips
Virgil Earp’s brothers were scattered about the West at 1878’s end. They wrote each other into 1879, discussing possibilities. Virgil noticed action in Tombstone, Arizona: the silver discovery. This new southern Arizona town was on the move!
Virgil Earp: Toughest of the Earps! - Sharlot Hall Museum
After recovering from injuries sustained in Tombstone, Virgil was elected constable of Colton, California, in 1886. Later, he was elected Colton’s first city marshal and re-elected in 1888. Virgil left Colton in 1888 and drifted around the west, returning to Prescott in 1895, where he worked as special constable.
Police History: The Earps of Tombstone
2012年10月25日 · At three o’clock on the afternoon of October 26, 1881 in Tombstone, Arizona City Marshall Virgil Earp deputized Wyatt, Morgan, and Doc Holiday, and on Virgil’s command, the four began the long walk toward the OK Corral to disarm the cowboys gathered there.
Frontier Lawman Virgil Earp - HistoryNet
2006年6月12日 · Virgil Earp enforced the law before and after his famous stint as Tombstone's marshal. Wyatt Earp has received far more attention than his older brother Virgil Walter Earp, yet Virgil also served as a frontier lawman, and was, in fact, the city marshal at the time of the so-called Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona Territory.
The Trial of Wyatt Earp: A Chronology - University of …
Virgil Earp is ambushed by several cowboys (including, it is generally believed, Ike Clanton, whose hat was discovered at the scene) in Tombstone while walking down Fifth Street at night. Earp survives the attack, but his arm is nearly ripped off by buckshot, leaving it nearly immobile for the rest of his life.
After the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral - HeinOnline Blog
2 天之前 · Virgil and Wyatt Earp arrived in Tombstone, a booming silver mining town, at the end of 1879, about six months after Tombstone had been officially founded. Although both brothers had worked as peace officers prior to their arrival, in Tombstone …
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