Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

In 1881 after the Cowboys threatened to kill Wyatt, Morgan, Virgil, James and Doc if they didn’t get out of Tombstone one of the biggest events in Tombstone history happen and one of the turning points in Doc's, and all the Earps lives happen. The Gun Fight at the OK Corral! October 26, 1881, Virgil who was sheriff at the time received word that the Cowboys were gathering at the O.K. Corral, and they where armed, which was against the law. "Doc met the Earps on Fourth Street on their way to the O.K. Corral and demanded that he be allowed to join them in their little walk.

Five men, potential killers, lay in wait. When Wyatt Earp and Billy Clanton opened the battle, Doc shot Billy in the chest, then cut Tom McLaury down with a double charge of buckshot. The life was blasted from McLaury before he struck the ground. Although, Wyatt allowed Ike Clanton to run from the fight scene, Holliday was not so generous. He threw two shots at Ike as he fled, missing him narrowly. A bullet from Frank McLaury cut into Doc's pistol holster and burned a painful crease across his hip. Doc's return shot smashed into McLaury's brain. Less than thirty seconds after the opening shot, three men lay dead and three were wounded. Doc had shot each of the dead cowboys at least once. Virgil had been shot in the leg and Morgan through both shoulders. Only Wyatt Earp has survived the fight untouched.




1st picture Joseph Issac Clanton 2nd picture- Robert Findley McLauryOlder of the two brothers who died in the gun fight at the O.K. Coral 3picture- Thomas Clark McLaury