Complex sentence: Alfred Beckley was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, nominated for West Point by William Henry Harrison and President James Monroe; he entered on September 25,1819, and graduated on July 1,1823, ninth in a class of 35.
Split into simpler sentences: Alfred Beckley was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point which he entered on September 25,1819, nominated for West Point by William Henry Harrison and President James Monroe. He graduated on July 1,1823, ninth in a class of 35.