Complex sentence: Bingham served in the 40th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment as a major He served multiple terms in 1863,1864,1869,1870, and 1874 as a Republican in the Wisconsin State Assembly, and was elected its speaker in 1870.
Split into simpler sentences: Bingham served in the 40th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment as a major. A Republican, he served terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1863,1864,1869,1870, and 1874 and was elected its speaker in 1870.