Ripley , a Civil War officer who received the Medal of Honor ; and half - sister Julia Caroline Dorr , a famous poet and the wife of Seneca M. Dorr .
Edward H. Ripley 's siblings included : brother William Y.W.
Edward H. Ripley , a Civil War officer who received the Medal of Honor ; and half - sister Julia Caroline Dorr , a famous poet and the wife of Seneca M. Dorr .
Edward H. Ripley 's siblings included : brother William Y.W.