Corral. This event is verycontroversial even today. According to the name of the event, the shutout occurred in theback entrance of the O.K. Corral. Yet, according to the research that I have done, theshootout actually occurred about half a block over from the O.K. Corral in the side yardof ex-mayor William A. Harwood and from there it spread out into the middle of FremontStreet. Of course, “the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” sounds much better than “theGunfight in Harwood’s Yard and Fremont Street” so I guess someone decided to changeit. “O.K. Corral” has much more of a Western ring to it. Personally, I think “theGunfight in Tombstone” sounds pretty good, but there’s no point trying to change it now. Virgil, Wyatt’s older brother, was Tombstone’s city marshal at the time of the shootout. He was also a deputy U.S. marshal. At the time of the gunfight, Wyatt consideredhimself a saloonkeeper, since he had a piece of the gambling winnings at the OrientalSaloon. This event included four of the Old West’s best known law enforcers and alsosome of the Old West’s best known villains . The three Earp brothers; Virgil, Wyatt andMorgan all participated in the gunfight with “Doc” Holliday at their side. John “Doc”Holliday was a good friend of Wyatt’s plus he had a few things to finish with some of theoutlaws. The “Cowboys”, what the outlaws called themselves, included names such as;the Clanton brothers, Ike and Billy, the McLaury brothers, Frank and Tom, and alsoWilliam “Billy the Kid” Claiborne. The Earp brothers and Doc went to find the“Cowboys” because they heard they were causing trouble and wanted to disarm them. They encountered the outlaws in the side yard of Harwood’s house. Supposedly, theEarp’s were told before they rounded the corner that the outlaws had been disarme...
