Virgil Earp

Virgil Earp
Virgil Walter Earp

Virgil Walter Earp (* 18. Juli 1843 in Hartford, Kentucky; † 19. Oktober 1905 in Goldfield, Nevada) war ein Deputy United States Marshal.

Bekannt wurde er durch seine Beteiligung an der Schießerei am O. K. Corral zusammen mit Doc Holliday und seinen zwei Brüdern Wyatt und Morgan Earp, bei der er schwer verletzt wurde. Er ist wie sein Bruder Wyatt mittlerweile eine amerikanische Legende.

Literatur

  • Donald Chaput: Virgil Earp: Western Peace Officer. In: Affiliated Writers of America, 1994; ISBN 187991509X

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