Complex sentence: He was then appointed 1st lieutenant, Provisional Navy, from January 6,1864 and ordered to report aboard the CSS Savannah, of the Savannah squadron, July 5,1864, for torpedo placing duties.
Split into simpler sentences: He was then appointed 1st lieutenant, Provisional Navy, from January 6,1864 and ordered to report aboard the CSS Savannah. On July 5,1864, he was sent to the Savannah squadron, for torpedo placing duties.