Gunfight at the OK Corral

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Gunfight at the OK Corral History Thru Film Mr. Clark

KEY FIGURES Wyatt Earp b. March 19, 1848 stagecoach driver, railroad construction worker, surveyor, buffalo hunter, and policeman, sheriff. 1876: chief deputy marshal of Dodge City, Kansas 1879:Wyatt and bros. go to Tombstone, Arizona; reputation as a gunfighter d. January 13, 1929 Wyatt Earp

KEY FIGURES Doc Holliday JOHN HENRY HOLLIDAY b. August 14, 1851. Tuberculosis strikes family educated man; fluent in Latin; played the piano; a dentist; talent for playing cards; good gambler dying from disease; moody, drank a lot; always wanted to die (fearless); instant friends w/ Wyatt Earp Doc Holliday

and recuperation (as of convalescents) Sanatorium a an institution for rest and recuperation (as of convalescents) b : an establishment for the treatment of the chronically ill <a tuberculosis sanatorium>

KEY FIGURES Morgan Earp Virgil Earp

KEY FIGURES Ike Clanton Frank McLaury

KEY FIGURES Ike Clanton Tom McLaury

KEY FIGURES Sheriff John Behan

Opponents Cowboys Joseph Isaac "Ike" Clanton Law Wyatt Earp Billy Clanton (killed) Frank McLaury (killed) Tom McLaury (killed) Billy "The Kid" Claiborne Law Wyatt Earp Virgil Earp (wounded) Morgan Earp (wounded) John Henry "Doc" Holliday (wounded)

The Earp Faction Wyatt Earp, Virgil Earp, James Earp, Doc Holliday, Morgan Earp

Trouble Begins Oct. 25, 1881: Doc Holliday drinking in local saloon in Tombstone, AZ becomes involved in drunken dispute with Ike Clanton (unarmed) each man threatens each other’s life

Trouble Begins Oct. 26, 1881: Ike Clanton goes looking for Holliday to “settle” dispute Virgil and Morgan Earp find Clanton and “detain” him Billy Clanton and Frank McLaury find out about Ike’s trouble

Trouble Begins The “Cowboys” gather in town looking for revenge for the “injustices” against their brothers the Earps gather Doc Holliday and decide to “disarm” the Cowboys

Trouble Begins Virgil Earp receives word that the Cowboys were gathering at the OK Corral (and armed) the Cowboys had threatened to kill the Earps and Doc, if they did not get out of Tombstone the whole town gathered

Wyatt Earp’s Drawing Prior to the Shootout

Lot Near OK Corral

Gunfight The two sides meet near the OK Corral Wyatt Earp and Billy Clanton opened the battle Doc shot Billy in the chest, then shot Tom McLaury down with a double charge of buckshot. (died before he hit the ground)

Gunfight Ike Clanton turns to run away Wyatt allows him to go freely Doc shoots twice at Ike (barely misses) Frank McLaury shoots Doc's holster and burned a crease across his hip Doc's return shot smashed into McLaury's brain Gunfight

Wyatt Earp’s Drawing After the ShootOut

Gunfight Ends 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 Morgan through both shoulders. Only Wyatt Earp survived the fight untouched.

Tom and Frank McLaury, and Billy Clanton Gunfight Ends Tom and Frank McLaury, and Billy Clanton

Legend This incident had become one of the greatest stories ever told about the Wild West. Numerous movies made about this event as well as about the individuals involved short battle made legends that have lasted hundreds of years