The gunfight was the result of a long-simmering feud Competition , with Cowboys Billy Claiborne , Ike and Billy Clanton , and Tom and Frank McLaury on one side and town Marshal Virgil Earp , Special Policeman Morgan Earp , Special Policeman Wyatt Earp , and temporary policeman Doc Holliday on the other side .

Virgil , Morgan , and Doc Holliday were wounded Bodily_harm , but Wyatt Earp was unharmed .

Wyatt is often erroneously regarded as the central figure in the shootout Hostile_encounter , although his brother Virgil was Tombstone city marshal and deputy U.S. marshal that day and had far more experience as a sheriff , constable , marshal , and soldier in combat .

On December 28 , 1881 , Virgil Earp was ambushed Attack and maimed Bodily_harm in a murder attempt by the Cowboys .

Hurricane Virgil was a late season hurricane of the 1992 Pacific hurricane season that struck Attack southwestern Mexico in October 1992 .